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SPNY 59: Quintana - Larsen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benoit's entrance music is Spineshank - New Disease. A fine choice. Chris Benoit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaun Styles!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benoit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benoit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Styles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Styles has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Benoit.
A combination from Benoit does no damage.
Styles closes the distance and pushes Benoit back into the cage.
Styles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benoit's elbow.
Benoit is trying to force a seperation but Styles has the dominant position.
Benoit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Styles up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Styles.
Styles prevents Benoit from breaking the clinch.
Benoit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benoit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benoit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benoit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benoit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Styles fails to pull guard.
Styles tries for a takedown. No joy.
The referee calls for Styles to work.
Styles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Benoit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benoit lands with a kick to the temple. Styles shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Styles manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Benoit on his heels. He'll look to pass Benoit's guard now, I'm sure.
Styles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Benoit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Styles has managed to get both his arms back between Benoit's legs - danger averted.
Benoit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Benoit wants to stand and escape but Styles is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benoit looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Styles has picked Benoit up and slammed him! Benoit can't keep hold of the triangle and Styles manages to pass to side control!
Styles working away.
Styles in side control, throwing shots but Benoit defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benoit trying to remain calm as Styles controls from the top position.
Styles cracks Benoit with a big elbow.
Benoit is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit tries to control but Styles manages to take his back.
Benoit is breathing heavily.
Styles scores with punches from the back.
Styles really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Benoit.
Benoit turns into Styles and is now in his guard.
Styles pushes Benoit off and gets back to his feet.
Benoit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Styles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit takes the fight into the clinch.
Styles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benoit's efforts to push away.
Benoit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Styles is trying to trip Benoit. He has hold of a leg but Benoit is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Styles persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Benoit is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benoit is looking to stand up but Styles won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benoit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benoit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Styles throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shaun Styles will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice jab there from Benoit.
Benoit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Styles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Styles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Styles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benoit throws a combination that misses
and Styles counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Styles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benoit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Styles is controlling him.
Benoit looking for a sweep. Not yet Benoit, not yet.
Styles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benoit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Styles scoring with some ground and pound.
Styles pushing down on Benoit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Styles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit trying to control but Styles postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Styles working Benoit over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Styles.
Benoit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Styles scores with a couple of nice shots.
Benoit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Benoit manages to get to full guard.
Styles looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benoit will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Benoit is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Benoit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Styles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benoit after a bit of a struggle.
Styles digs a right hand into Benoit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benoit's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benoit wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Styles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benoit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Styles throws a head kick but Benoit moves out of range.
Styles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benoit defends it nicely.
Chris Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Styles.
Benoit throws a right and a left that Styles avoids nicely.
Benoit moves into the clinch.
Styles keeps control of Benoit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benoit breaks the clinch.
Benoit lands a high kick!
Nice uppercut there from Benoit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles tries to clinch there but Benoit circles away.
A head kick misses from Benoit.
Styles tries to clinch but Benoit moves out of range.
Styles shoots in for a takedown but Benoit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benoit moves into the clinch successfully.
Benoit tries to circle away but Styles has him pinned against the cage.
Benoit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Styles moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Styles is working for takedown but Benoit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Benoit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Benoit will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Styles takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chris Benoit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Styles tries to clinch up but Benoit circles away and keeps his distance.
Benoit has managed to clinch.
Benoit has had enough of the clinch but Styles keeps him there for the moment.
Benoit manages to break the clinch.
Benoit moves into the clinch.
Styles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benoit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Benoit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Styles manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Styles has a closed guard, preventing Benoit from standing up.
Styles looking for a guillotine here but Benoit defends easily.
Styles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Styles is proving hard to escape from.
Benoit gets to his feet. Styles looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Benoit throws a combination that misses
and Styles counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Benoit!
Benoit tries to hold on but Styles postures up.
Benoit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Styles's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Benoit wants to hold on but Styles pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Benoit sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles not doing much here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Benoit scores with a jab. Styles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benoit takes the fight into the clinch.
Styles is struggling to control the position.
Styles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Styles pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles is trying to control the position but Benoit postures up.
Benoit looking to pass the guard.
Benoit looking to sit in guard and control but Styles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Styles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Benoit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Styles has managed to get both his arms back between Benoit's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shaun Styles.
I think Styles has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shaun Styles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philmore Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torrelio Sacana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philmore Butts had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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224 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philmore Butts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Torrelio Sacana!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sacana moves out of range of the leg kick from Butts.
Butts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sacana decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sacana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Butts on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Butts tries to get out of the position.
Butts wants to get back to his feet.
Butts makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A combination from Butts does no damage.
Butts misses the shot to the body.
Sacana doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Butts counters with a three punch combo that has Sacana backing up. Sacana nods at Butts to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butts misses with a series of wild punches.
Butts has a takedown stuffed.
Sacana shoots for a double leg takedown but Butts sprawls well. He's pushed Sacana's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacana shoots in for a takedown but Butts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Philmore Butts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Torrelio Sacana.
Sacana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Butts circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sacana.
Butts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sacana.
Butts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sacana circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Butts as Sacana shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sacana is defended easily by Butts.
Sacana shoots in looking for a takedown but Butts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sacana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Butts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Butts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sacana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Sacana with that takedown attempt.
Torrelio Sacana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sacana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sacana dives in and grabs Butts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Butts pushes down on Sacana's head and hops out.
Butts misses with a series of wild punches.
Butts lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sacana backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butts misses with a series of wild punches.
Butts is looking to clinch but Sacana is avoiding it.
Sacana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sacana seems to be working for a kimura but Butts defends the submission attempt.
Sacana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butts looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sacana is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Butts defends it well.
Butts has hold of Sacana's hands but Sacana slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sacana is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Butts trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sacana is working for a kimura but Butts is defending it quite comfortably.
Sacana moves into full mount! Butts won't be happy about that!
Sacana wants to finish this one by submission but Butts is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sacana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sacana jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Butts is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Butts and Sacana has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torrelio Sacana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Butts tries to close the distance and clinch but Sacana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sacana gets a takedown into half guard.
Sacana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sacana stops Butts from getting back to his feet.
Sacana looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Butts wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacana moves nicely into side control.
Butts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sacana cracks Butts with a big elbow.
Sacana wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Butts, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacana is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Butts looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sacana gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Butts is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sacana lets go of the hold and Butts can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Torrelio Sacana!
Torrelio Sacana seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry The Third (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Goc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goc has chosen Two Steps From Hell - ASAP as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry The Third!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacek Goc!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Third closes the distance and clinches.
Goc tries to break the clinch but The Third is controlling the position.
Goc misses with a body punch.
The Third looking for a takedown.
The Third stalls.
Goc wants to break the clinch but can't.
Goc stalls.
Goc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry The Third seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Third on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Third clinches with his opponent.
Goc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Third looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Third tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Third.
Goc keeps the fight on the outside.
The Third shoots in for a takedown but Goc shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry The Third. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goc keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Goc swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Third.
Goc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Third misses with a hook. Goc ducked under it nicely.
The Third clinches up against the cage.
Goc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Third fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Third closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goc is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The Third sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Goc is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Goc is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Third off and has taken his back!
Goc is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The Third tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goc struggling to keep hold of the position.
The Third trying to control but not successfully.
Goc misses with an elbow to the head.
Goc avoiding The Third 's attempts to control his hands.
Goc has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of The Third's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Third wants to control his opponent's hands but Goc gets his hands free.
The Third tries to escape but Goc has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Goc has The Third flattened out and is raining down punches.
The Third is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Goc is looking to control The Third but The Third is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Goc is working the ground and pound. Can The Third escape?
The Third defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Goc's arms.
Goc has the hooks in. The Third is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Third is working hard here to advance position.
Goc is persistently looking for the submission but The Third is defending it well.
Goc is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. The Third defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goc is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but The Third has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Goc is riding his opponent, not letting The Third buck him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goc is trying to stick to The Third's back but The Third is turning into Goc. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Goc's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by The Third.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Goc dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Third forces Goc back against the cage and clinches.
Goc has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goc drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Third gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Goc has The Third pressed against the cage, preventing The Third from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Third drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goc gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Third trying to stall but Goc improves his position.
Goc looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goc is trying to break free.
The Third fails to pull guard.
Goc wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Third manages to avoid it.
The Third shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Goc manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Goc looking for a sweep. Not yet Goc, not yet.
Goc is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Third is controlling him.
Goc is looking for a triangle but The Third pushes his legs off easily.
The Third stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Third trying to control the position from guard on top but Goc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goc is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Goc pulls The Third in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Third trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Third gets to his feet. Goc looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The Third shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goc but Goc pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry The Third. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goc lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Third fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henry The Third is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Third looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goc lands a leg kick that knocks The Third off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Third clinches.
Goc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Third chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goc can pounce on him.
The Third tries to clinch but Goc is having none of it.
Goc misses with a body kick.
Goc lands a body shot.
Goc scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Third shoots in for a takedown but Goc shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good exchange - Goc coming out on top.
The Third shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Third takes a jab right on the kisser.
Goc scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Third looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goc lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Goc with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Third has a takedown stuffed.
Goc scores with a jab to the body.
The Third walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goc.
Goc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Third on the side of the head.
Goc explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Goc - that will leave a mark!
Goc moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Goc lets loose with a powerful body kick. The Third will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Goc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Goc pushes The Third away with a front kick.
Goc throws a front kick that sends The Third stumbling back into the cage.
The Third takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Henry The Third has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Goc throws a head kick that misses.
Goc scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goc throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Third tries to move into range but Goc moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goc throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goc cracks The Third with an open hand slap.
The Third is rocked!
The Third is holding his hands too far apart here. Goc throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! The Third is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacek Goc!
A very excited looking Jacek Goc 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vassago Ballardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kenny Finch was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vassago Ballardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Finch!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballardo throws a nice head kick!
Finch tries to clinch but Ballardo moves out of range.
Finch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Finch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ballardo. That's going to slow Finch down.
Finch shoots in for a takedown but Ballardo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ballardo moves in looking to clinch but Finch pushes him off.
Finch tries to clinch there but Ballardo circles away.
Ballardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finch clinches with his opponent.
Finch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ballardo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ballardo as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ballardo after a bit of a struggle.
Vassago Ballardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Finch.
Finch letting Ballardo take a breather here.
Ballardo lands a left hand.
Ballardo gets through Finch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Finch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ballardo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch wants a takedown.
Finch is trying to push Ballardo away but Ballardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ballardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Finch or not.
Finch looks winded!
Ballardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ballardo.
A short right from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ballardo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ballardo.
Ballardo is working Finch over against the cage.
Finch goes for a takedown attempt but Ballardo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Kenny Finch has been cut.
Ballardo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finch is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ballardo is pushing Finch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A hook to the body from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballardo lands a body shot.
Ballardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ballardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Finch or not.
Ballardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
Ballardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ballardo lands a shot to the body.
Ballardo stalling in the clinch.
Finch takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ballardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ballardo lands a left hand.
Ballardo lands a body punch.
Ballardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ballardo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ballardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballardo lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Finch.
Finch being controlled against the cage.
Finch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ballardo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ballardo.
Ballardo tries a body shot but Finch blocks it.
Finch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ballardo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ballardo throws a front kick that sends Finch stumbling back into the cage.
Ballardo clinches up with Finch and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ballardo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ballardo can't find room to land a body shot as Finch controls the action.
Ballardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Finch.
Ballardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Ballardo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ballardo scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.
Ballardo tries to work over Finch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ballardo walks away with a smile on his face. Finch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ballardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ballardo as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Ballardo.
Finch is looking to take this one to the mat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vassago Ballardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Finch's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good leg kick by Ballardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ballardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finch, pushing him back against the cage.
Ballardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
Ballardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ballardo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ballardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ballardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ballardo stalling against the cage.
Finch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballardo avoids it.
Finch blocks a body shot from Ballardo.
Ballardo works on Finch's body with a couple of short punches.
Ballardo works on Finch's body with a couple of short punches.
Vassago Ballardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Finch is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballardo presses Finch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ballardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo presses Finch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ballardo lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Ballardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballardo is working Finch over against the cage.
Ballardo lands a shot to the body.
Ballardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ballardo - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballardo.
Ballardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ballardo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ballardo tries to throw a body punch but Finch avoids it by throwing Ballardo back against the cage.
Finch is trying to pull guard but Ballardo has him pressed against the cage.
Ballardo pushes Finch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ballardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finch can do to turn this around?
Ballardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballardo is leaning against Finch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ballardo as the two fighters clinch.
Finch blocks a body shot from Ballardo.
Ballardo digs a right hand underneath Finch's ribcage. Finch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ballardo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ballardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ballardo lands a shoulder strike.
Ballardo gets underhooks to prevent Finch's takedown attempt.
Vassago Ballardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Finch.
Ballardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ballardo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Ballardo on the inside.
The referee calls for Ballardo to work.
Ballardo misses with a body punch.
Ballardo has Finch pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballardo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finch fails to pull guard.
Ballardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo presses Finch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Finch prevents a body shot from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ballardo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ballardo is leaning against Finch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ballardo lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballardo is working Finch over against the cage.
Ballardo lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ballardo lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch blocks a body shot from Ballardo.
Ballardo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Finch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ballardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ballardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Ballardo.
A left hand lands to the body for Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ballardo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Finch is working for takedown but Ballardo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ballardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ballardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballardo is leaning against Finch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Ballardo.
Ballardo digs a right hand underneath Finch's ribcage. Finch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vassago Ballardo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Finch's cut.
That's time! Ballardo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ballardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finch, pushing him back against the cage.
Ballardo pushes Finch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballardo misses with a body punch.
Finch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ballardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ballardo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ballardo lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Ballardo - that landed with a thud.
Ballardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Ballardo.
A short left from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo gets through Finch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Ballardo as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballardo.
Finch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finchs head.
Ballardo is working Finch over against the cage.
Ballardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Finch.
Finch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ballardo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ballardo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ballardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finch. That did some damage!
Vassago Ballardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Finch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ballardo lands a leg kick that knocks Finch off balance momentarily.
Ballardo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballardo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vassago Ballardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Finch.
Ballardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ballardo lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Ballardo.
A shot in the inside from Ballardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ballardo.
Ballardo gets through Finch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch tries for a takedown but Ballardo manages to get underhooks.
Ballardo lands a right hand.
Finch is rocked!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Finch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ballardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballardo finish him?
A short uppercut from Ballardo.
Finch seems to have recovered his senses.
Ballardo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Finch up against the cage.
Finch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ballardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
Ballardo scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo lands with a light punch inside.
Ballardo lands a body punch.
Ballardo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ballardo.
Ballardo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Finch prevents a body shot from Ballardo.
Ballardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Finch or not.
Ballardo avoiding damage.
Ballardo lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ballardo pushes Finch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballardo slows down the pace here.
Ballardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Ballardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ballardo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ballardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Finch controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Ballardo.
The referee calls for Ballardo to work.
Finch is looking to control Ballardo's arms but Ballardo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finch has his back to the cage.
Vassago Ballardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ballardo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Finch misses with a punch to the body.
Kenny Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ballardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballardo stalling the fight.
Finch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ballardo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ballardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vassago Ballardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ballardo 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vassago Ballardo!
Vassago Ballardo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuji Rikidozan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bones comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Music D12. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsuji Rikidozan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rikidozan tries to clinch there but Bones circles away.
Rikidozan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rikidozan cracks Bones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rikidozan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bones circles away quickly and effectively.
Rikidozan staying out of range there.
Rikidozan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rikidozan looks to throw the jab but Bones is out of range.
A solid body kick from Bones.
Rikidozan misses with a hook.
Bones slips under a jab from Rikidozan.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rikidozan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rikidozan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rikidozan gets a clinch.
Bones tries to land knees in the clinch but Rikidozan avoids the damage to the body.
Rikidozan manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Rikidozan.
Rikidozan forces Bones back against the cage and clinches.
Rikidozan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rikidozan tries to stall but Bones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rikidozan breaks from the clinch.
Bones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bones lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bones trying to control the position from guard on top but Rikidozan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rikidozan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bones is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones trying to control the position from guard on top but Rikidozan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rikidozan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bones.
Bones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonny Bones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rikidozan cracks Bones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan throws a looping overhand right but Bones ducks down to avoid it.
Bones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rikidozan tries to avoid it but Bones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rikidozan to the ground. Rikidozan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rikidozan throws a poor cross that misses
and Bones moves into the clinch.
Rikidozan looking to slow down the pace here.
Bones trying to land knees to the body.
Rikidozan throws a head punch that misses.
Bones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rikidozan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bones controls his hands.
Rikidozan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rikidozan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rikidozan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rikidozan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones has Rikidozan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rikidozan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rikidozan crunches a lovely knee into Bones's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Rikidozan fails to land.
Rikidozan prevents a body shot from Bones.
Rikidozan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bones up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rikidozan backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuji Rikidozan 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.
Bones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Katsuji Rikidozan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones thuds a left hand into Rikidozan's body.
Rikidozan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rikidozan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bones circles away quickly and effectively.
Good work by Bones as he checks the leg kick.
Rikidozan throws a hook but Bones blocks it.
Bones ducks under a wild hook from Rikidozan.
Bones moves out of range of the leg kick from Rikidozan.
Bones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bones is trying to control the action in half guard but Rikidozan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rikidozan defending well though.
Bones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rikidozan defending well though.
Bones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rikidozan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rikidozan is trying to stand back up but Bones is controlling him
Bones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rikidozan defending well though.
Bones moves into full mount! Rikidozan won't be happy about that!
Bones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rikidozan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bones.
Bones is stalling here but it's allowed Rikidozan to get half guard.
Bones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rikidozan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rikidozan defending well though.
Bones throwing shots but Rikidozan is blocking nicely.
Bones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bones.
Bones trying to mount his opponent but Rikidozan defends it.
Bones 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.
Rikidozan is trying to stand up here but Bones is controlling him well.
Bones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rikidozan defending well though.
Bones throws a strike but Rikidozan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones trying to control the position from guard on top but Rikidozan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rikidozan is looking to stand up but Bones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jonny Bones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rikidozan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rikidozan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rikidozan being controlled here, momentarily.
Bones trying to control but Rikidozan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bones dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rikidozan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rikidozan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rikidozan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Katsuji Rikidozan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rikidozan.
Rikidozan throws a body kick that misses.
Bones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rikidozan tries to clinch but Bones is having none of it.
Rikidozan rushes Bones and presses him up against the cage.
Bones tries for a takedown but Rikidozan manages to get underhooks.
Rikidozan throws a head punch that misses.
Bones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rikidozan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Bones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rikidozan's face.
Bones looking for a takedown.
Rikidozan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rikidozan managing to block the knees to the body from Bones.
Rikidozan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bones backwards.
Rikidozan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rikidozan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bones is trying to stall.
Rikidozan looking to throw knees to the head but Bones is blocking nicely.
Rikidozan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rikidozan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rikidozan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rikidozan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rikidozan!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good shot there by Bones.
Rikidozan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bones finds it's way round the side to connect with Rikidozan's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rikidozan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bones blocks a body shot from Rikidozan.
Rikidozan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rikidozan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bones backwards.
A short right from Bones.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bones.
Bones looking to slow down the pace here.
Rikidozan is pushing Bones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan throws a head punch that misses.
Bones lands a nice uppercut.
Bones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rikidozan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rikidozan avoids the elbow strike from Bones, against the cage.
Bones tries a knee to the head but Rikidozan blocks it.
Bones stalling in the clinch.
Bones is looking to control Rikidozan's arms but Rikidozan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bones has his back to the cage.
Rikidozan looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Rikidozan.
Rikidozan managing to block the knees to the body from Bones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan tries to throw a body punch but Bones avoids it by throwing Rikidozan back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rikidozan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Katsuji Rikidozan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rikidozan wants to get back to striking at distance but Bones won't allow it.
Rikidozan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bones's elbow.
Bones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rikidozan breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rikidozan tests Bones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bones throws a hook but Rikidozan blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuji Rikidozan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rikidozan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuji Rikidozan!
Katsuji Rikidozan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Diculous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diculous might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to how you like me now. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pukki's choice of entrance music: Trololo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
157 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
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32
146 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rick Diculous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raimo Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diculous throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Diculous.
Diculous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pukki.
Pukki throws a big shot that misses.
Pukki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diculous just misses with a punch to the body.
Diculous misses with a jab to the body
and Pukki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diculous. Pukki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Pukki misses its intended target.
Pukki throws a lazy right hand but Diculous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diculous throws a shot from downtown. Pukki moves away and avoids it.
Pukki keeps the fight on the outside.
Diculous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diculous throws a right and a left that Pukki avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diculous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pukki.
Pukki scores with a jab.
Pukki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diculous moves to clinch but Pukki breaks away
and Pukki counters with a nice uppercut.
Diculous misses with a wild body shot.
Diculous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pukki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pukki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diculous connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pukki scrambles back to his feet.
Pukki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diculous looks to score with a jab to the body but Pukki is just out of range.
Pukki misses with a straight right.
Diculous takes a swing at Pukki's ribcage but misses.
Pukki avoids the body shot from Diculous.
Diculous is looking to wear down Pukki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diculous thuds his right hand into Pukki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diculous misses with a lunging right hand
and Pukki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diculous bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pukki's head.
A swing and a miss from Pukki.
Diculous looks to score with a jab to the body but Pukki is just out of range.
Pukki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pukki looks to land a right hand but Diculous moved out of range.
Pukki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diculous manages to avoid it.
Pukki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diculous was well out of range. Poor timing from Pukki.
Diculous takes a swing at Pukki's ribcage but misses.
Diculous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diculous takes a swing at Pukki's ribcage but misses.
Diculous drives through and clinches with Pukki against the cage.
Pukki gets control of Diculous's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pukki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Diculous being controlled here momentarily.
Diculous stopping the sweep attempt from Pukki.
Pukki is working an open guard so Diculous takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pukki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pukki misses the jab.
Diculous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diculous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Pukki there.
Pukki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diculous in his tracks.
Pukki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Diculous 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pukki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diculous at a distance.
Diculous misses with a wild body shot.
Pukki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diculous lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Diculous.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diculous is looking to clinch but Pukki is avoiding it.
Diculous slips a straight right by Pukki.
Pukki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raimo Pukki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pukki lands with a right hand.
Diculous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pukki.
Diculous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pukki moves away.
Pukki throws a jab when Diculous was well out of range.
Pukki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Diculous.
Pukki throws a hook but Diculous avoids it easily.
Diculous throws a hook to the side of Pukki's head but Pukki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Diculous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diculous throws a jab when Pukki was well out of range.
Pukki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pukki swings widly with a right hand
and Diculous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Pukki misses.
A punch lands to the side of Pukki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki takes a swing at Diculous's ribcage but misses.
Pukki looks to score with a jab to the body but Diculous is just out of range.
Diculous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pukki manages to avoid it.
Pukki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pukki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diculous.
Diculous tries to clinch up
and Pukki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diculous takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pukki lands with an overhand left.
Pukki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diculous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pukki throws a hook to the side of Diculous's head but Diculous sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pukki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diculous moves forwards but Pukki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Pukki misses.
Diculous jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pukki throws a lazy right hand but Diculous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pukki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diculous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pukki manages to avoid it.
Pukki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pukki cracks Diculous with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Diculous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pukki cracks Diculous with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki misses the jab.
Diculous scores with a hook to the body. Pukki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diculous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diculous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pukki.
Diculous loads up on a big right hand but Pukki slips the punch.
Pukki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diculous's head backwards.
Diculous loads up on a big right hand but Pukki slips the punch.
Diculous ducks under a wild hook from Pukki.
Diculous moves away from the strike by Pukki.
Diculous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pukki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diculous slips a jab from Pukki.
Diculous gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pukki.
Rick Diculous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Diculous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diculous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diculous paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diculous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pukki throws out the jab.
Diculous avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pukki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diculous throws a jab when Pukki was well out of range.
Diculous misses with a hook. Pukki ducked under it nicely.
Pukki swings for the body but Diculous moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diculous. Pukki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pukki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diculous.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diculous takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Pukki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pukki moves out of range as Diculous strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pukki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diculous stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pukki misses with a hook.
Pukki misses with an uppercut.
Raimo Pukki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diculous throws a one two combo.
Diculous moves out of range as Pukki strikes.
Diculous throws a jab when Pukki was well out of range.
Pukki lands a nice shot to the body.
Pukki avoids the body shot from Diculous.
Diculous closes the distance and clinches.
Diculous has Pukki pressed against the cage, preventing Pukki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diculous lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Diculous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Diculous.
Pukki drags the fight down to the ground.
Pukki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diculous manages to get himself to full guard.
Pukki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diculous works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pukki is fighting to break Diculous's control of his arms but Diculous is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pukki postures up.
Pukki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diculous tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diculous is working hard here to advance position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pukki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Raimo Pukki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Diculous's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pukki happy to just control the position for now.
Pukki is looking to take a break and control but Diculous is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diculous looks to move to half guard but instead Pukki has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diculous manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pukki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diculous moves into full guard.
Rick Diculous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki throwing strikes but missing.
Pukki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pukki looking to sit in guard and control but Diculous gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pukki can't keep his opponent in guard - Diculous advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diculous throwing shots but Pukki is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raimo Pukki.
I've got Pukki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Pukki!
An out of breath Raimo Pukki 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Lopez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Teller's chin.
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Teller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lopez somewhat.
Lopez fails with the takedown
and Teller counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lopez!
Lopez prevents Teller from taking his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lopez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Teller content just to control the position here.
Lopez wants to control but Teller is having none of it.
Lopez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lopez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Teller kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Teller looking to secure an arm triangle but Lopez defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teller looking to control but Lopez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez gets back to half guard.
Lopez is not content to let Teller control the position.
Teller works his way into side control.
Teller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Teller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lopez is trying to control Teller's posture but Teller avoids it.
Lopez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Teller's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Teller! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Lopez has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jack Teller!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdoul Murquite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murquite comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Não Posso Mais kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Abdoul Murquite has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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300 lbs
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299 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chael Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdoul Murquite!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murquite dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Murquite wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Murquite controls the pace.
Murquite postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murquite got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murquite has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murquite passes into side control.
Murquite lands a nice forearm strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Murquite trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Murquite trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Murquite works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Murquite's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Murquite looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Murquite scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Murquite there.
Murquite working Silva over with strikes.
Silva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murquite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva tries to roll over but Murquite keeps him under control.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Murquite landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Murquite wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Murquite is trying for a kimura here. Silva looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Murquite wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abdoul Murquite!
After winning the bout, Abdoul Murquite 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Tulppu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Owth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Tulppu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Owth!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Owth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Owth connects with a body shot.
Owth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tulppu eats them both and turns towards Owth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Teppo Tulppu has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owth misses with a body kick.
Owth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Owth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Owth misses with a looping left.
Tulppu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tulppu swings for the body but Owth moves out of range.
Tulppu with a nice cross.
Owth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Owth connects with a leg kick. Tulppu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Owth dodges the punch combination from Tulppu.
Owth feints and as Tulppu raises his hands in defense, Owth changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tulppu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Owth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owth is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Owth throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Owth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Owth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Owth stands up over Tulppu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Owth tries to free his leg and advance position but Tulppu is retaining full guard.
Owth throws a big right hand that misses.
Owth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Owth is looking to pass into half guard but Tulppu pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tulppu is in guard.
Owth lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tulppu!
Poor strikes thrown by Owth there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tulppu can't escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tulppu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Owth.
Owth throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulppu blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owth scoring with strikes but Tulppu is staying in there.
Tulppu is trying to escape the mount.
Owth is trying to control here but Tulppu has managed to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Owth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tulppu's head.
Owth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Owth is trying to work for a kimura but Tulppu is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Owth is trying to work for a kimura but Tulppu is defending well.
Owth is keen to just control but Tulppu is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Owth 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.
Ruben Owth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teppo Tulppu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Owth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Owth lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Tulppu - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Owth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ruben Owth!
In his post fight interview, Ruben Owth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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