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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kralaiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Kralaiev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to El Loco's chin.
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240 lbs
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275 lbs
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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
18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kralaiev! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Loco! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kralaiev throws a head kick but Loco moves out of range.
Loco throws a looping overhand right but Kralaiev ducks down to avoid it. Loco throws a lazy right hand but Kralaiev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Loco lands with an overhand left. Kralaiev throws a head kick that misses and Loco counters with a straight right hand. Loco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kralaiev tries to clinch there but Loco circles away.
Loco looks to land a combination but Kralaiev avoids it well. Kralaiev walks into a stiff left hand from Loco. Loco throws the left hand but Kralaiev avoids the punch easily. Kralaiev throws a sloppy head kick and Loco counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Loco misses with a low kick. Kralaiev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kralaiev tries to clinch but Loco moves away letting Loco counter with a right hand. Loco catches Kralaiev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Loco cracks Kralaiev with a good jab. Loco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Loco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Kralaiev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Kralaiev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Loco is able to avoid easily. Kralaiev throws a low kick, looking for Loco's leg but Loco calmly moves out of range. Kralaiev throws a hook to the side of Loco's head but Loco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Loco is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kralaiev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Kralaiev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Loco.
It looks like Ivan Kralaiev has been cut. Loco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kralaiev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Loco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Loco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A head kick by Kralaiev misses and Loco counters with a nice uppercut. Kralaiev takes one to the chin there. Kralaiev closes the distance looking to clinch and Loco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kralaiev lands a really nice looking cross but Loco seems unphased.
Kralaiev moves to clinch but Loco breaks away and Loco counters with a stiff right hand. Loco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Kralaiev moves to clinch but Loco breaks away and Loco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Kralaiev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Loco jabbing away but nothing is landing. Loco throws out a loose jab but Kralaiev uses good head movement to avoid it. Kralaiev misses with a few strikes there.
Kralaiev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Loco gets tackled into the cage by Kralaiev. Kralaiev maintains the clinch. Loco is trying to force a seperation but Kralaiev has the dominant position. Kralaiev misses with a knee to the head. Loco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kralaiev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kralaiev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kralaiev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kralaiev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loco.
Loco managing to block the knees to the body from Kralaiev.
Loco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Loco dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ivan Kralaiev's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Loco lands with a hook. Kralaiev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Loco lands a nice shot that snaps Kralaiev's head back.
Kralaiev misses the jab. Kralaiev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loco throws a low kick, looking for Kralaiev's leg but Kralaiev calmly moves out of range. Loco moves out of range as Kralaiev strikes. Loco wants to clinch up but Kralaiev keeps it at a distance. Kralaiev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kralaiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Loco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kralaiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kralaiev tries to clinch but Loco is having none of it. Loco throws a shot to the body.
Loco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kralaiev throws a sloppy head kick and Loco moves out of range easily. Kralaiev doesn't manage to clinch there - Loco circles away.
Kralaiev takes one to the chin there. Kralaiev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kralaiev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loco swats him away and circles back towards the center. Loco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kralaiev's calf. Kralaiev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Kralaiev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loco throws a nice inside leg kick. Nice shot lands for Loco. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Loco keeps the fight on the outside. Kralaiev closes the distance but Loco moves to the side letting Loco counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Loco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kralaiev. Kralaiev circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Kralaiev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kralaiev throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kralaiev is looking to clinch but Loco is avoiding it.
Loco connects with a nice looking jab.
Kralaiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kralaiev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kralaiev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loco tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kralaiev is able to avoid easily. Kralaiev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Loco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Kralaiev scores with a kick to the midsection. Kralaiev avoids a punch combination nicely.
El Loco seems to be getting the better of the standup. Kralaiev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loco moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Kralaiev misses the jab. Kralaiev tries to clinch there but Loco circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Loco avoids the head kick by Kralaiev.
Loco connects with a body shot that sends Kralaiev's belly button to the back. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Loco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Ivan Kralaiev's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Loco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loco lands an overhand right. Kralaiev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Kralaiev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Loco. Kralaiev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Loco scores with a sloppy right hand. Kralaiev should have avoided that one.
Kralaiev is rocked! Kralaiev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Loco drops Kralaiev with a huge uppercut! Kralaiev drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Loco is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Loco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overdose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Highway Star by Deep Purple. Overdose is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Powerthirst. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm
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256 lbs
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276 lbs
35 - 23 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Jackson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
35 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overdose! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Overdose. That did some damage! Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick and Overdose counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily. Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson tries to clinch but Overdose is having none of it. Overdose blocks the body kick.
Jackson cracks Overdose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Jackson scores with a kick to the body.
Overdose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Overdose lands with a cross. Jeremy Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Overdose tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Overdose closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Overdose lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson throws a head kick but Overdose moves out of range.
Overdose avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Overdose moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Overdose ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Jackson stuns Overdose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jackson avoids the body shot from Overdose.
Overdose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away. Overdose does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Overdose steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jackson. That one must have hurt. Jackson looks to throw a body kick and Overdose counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Jackson with a hook. This has been an exciting period of action! Jackson wants to clinch and Overdose counters with an outside leg kick.
Overdose takes one on the button. Overdose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overdose.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Overdose moves out of range easily. Overdose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Overdose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it. Jackson throws a jab when Overdose was well out of range. Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick. Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Overdose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Overdose tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Overdose down. Overdose throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it. Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Overdose misses the shot to the body. Jackson slips under a jab. Jackson clinches up against the cage. Jackson working Overdose over with knees to the body. Overdose looks winded! Overdose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Overdose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Overdose avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Overdose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow. Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Overdose. A short right from Overdose. Overdose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Jackson digs a right hand underneath Overdose's ribcage. Overdose let out a lung full of air as it connected. Overdose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Overdose avoids the damage to the body. Overdose tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Overdose. Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Overdose blocks with his arms.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Overdose avoids the damage to the body. A head punch on the inside from Overdose fails to land. Jackson pushes Overdose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overdose avoids it. Overdose avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Overdose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Jackson lands a nice knee to the body. Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Overdose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Overdose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Overdose blocks with his arms.
Overdose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A short uppercut from Jackson. Nice elbow from Jackson. Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jackson dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Overdose misses with a low kick.
Overdose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Jackson defending well as Overdose loads up on a big left hand. Jackson checks a low kick from Overdose. Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch. Overdose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Jackson throws a wild body kick that Overdose sees coming a mile off. Alistair Overdose seems to be getting the better of the standup. Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Overdose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson misses with a straight right. Jackson scores with a punch to the head. Overdose shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Overdose tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Overdose moves out of range of the body kick. A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target. Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overdose is looking to score with low kicks. Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Overdose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two. Overdose is breathing heavily. Jackson misses with a leg kick. Jackson misses with a low kick. Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Overdose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab. Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Overdose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Jackson fakes the leg kick and cracks Overdose in the body. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Overdose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react. Overdose throws a shot to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Overdose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jackson throws a wild body kick that Overdose sees coming a mile off. Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Overdose moved away. Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Jackson delivers a nice body kick. Overdose scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Overdose. Overdose circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Overdose's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson cracks Overdose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Overdose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Overdose sees coming a mile off. Jackson drives through and clinches with Overdose against the cage.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Overdose scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head. Jackson blocking some punches.
Overdose scores with an uppercut up the middle. Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Overdose won't want to take too many of those. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jackson is struggling to control the position. A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson. Jackson is leaning against Overdose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Overdose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Overdose's ribcage. Overdose let out a lung full of air as it connected. Jackson lands with a right to the head. Jackson tries a knee to the head but Overdose blocks it.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jackson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Overdose lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Good anti-grappling being displayed by Overdose as Jackson tries to tie him up. Overdose misses with the head strike.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jackson dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson scores with a head kick. Overdose tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Overdose pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Overdose settles back down. Jackson thows a body kick. Overdose tries to catch it but that hurt him. Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Overdose can do to turn this around? Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Overdose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Jackson throws a push kick but Overdose slaps the foot to one side. Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Overdose misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back. Overdose throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Overdose only half commits. Jackson scores with a jab. Overdose acknowledges it with a nod of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Overdose in a clinch.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body. Jackson lands a nice knee to the body. Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Overdose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdose.
Overdose misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overdose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson just leaning against Overdose, taking a breather. Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Overdose in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Overdose dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jeremy Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Overdose misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
It looks like Alistair Overdose has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson lands an elbow just above Overdose 's eye. Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Overdose's elbow. Overdose avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Overdoses head. Overdose misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Overdose's face.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson is stalling here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Overdose's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overdose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body. Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Overdose managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Overdose tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Overdose back against the cage. Overdose takes a shot to the head. Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Overdose digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Overdose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson. Overdose struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action! Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overdose blocks it with crossed arms. Alistair Overdose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdose.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Overdose.
Overdose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. Overdose is stalling here.
Overdose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jeremy Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Overdose can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Overdose avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Overdose tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Overdose has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight! Jeremy Jackson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Jackson 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Jackson! Jeremy Jackson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sparta Fightware logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Voronkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voronkoff's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, System of a Down-Aerials. Andrey Voronkoff 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 heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Voronkoff! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Silva! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Voronkoff clinches. Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Voronkoff tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard. Voronkoff passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard. Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Voronkoff.
Voronkoff trying to control the pace. Voronkoff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Nice strikes from Voronkoff there. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Voronkoff content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Voronkoff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Voronkoff.
That's one minute gone in the round. Voronkoff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Voronkoff connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple. Voronkoff content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Voronkoff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva is rocked! Voronkoff lands a big elbow - Silva is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Voronkoff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrey Voronkoff! A relieved looking Andrey Voronkoff 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Metallica - Fuel as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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231 lbs
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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
26 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Miller! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Walker! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Miller wants to clinch enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab. Walker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Walker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Miller is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Walker stuns Miller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Walker misses the jab. Walker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Miller counters with a two punch combo. Miller seems to have got his legs back now. Walker slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat. Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes. Walker digs a good hook to Miller's body.
Walker misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely. Miller fails to land the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him. A punch lands to the side of Miller 's head but he takes it in his stride. Walker drops Miller with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Miller looks back up at him and smiles so Walker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Walker lands with a shot to the body. Miller has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walker drops Miller with a naaaaasty hook - Miller is in real trouble here! Walker dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Walker! During a confident post fight interview, Johny Walker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Gaston! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Sanford! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gaston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Sanford instigates a clinch. Gaston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gaston checks a leg kick. Sanford throws a head kick but Gaston moves out of range.
Gaston avoids the head kick by Sanford.
Sanford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Fred Sanford has been cut. Gaston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanford swats him away and circles back towards the center. Gaston is looking to land body kicks. Gaston drops Sanford with a right and a left! Gaston comes rushing in but Sanford regains his composure and manages to keep Gaston in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gaston postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sanford holds on and takes a little breather. Sanford looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanford, not yet. Gaston would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Fred Sanford hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaston 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 Sanford has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanford and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Sanford avoids the head kick by Gaston.
Sanford steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gaston. That one must have hurt. Gaston checks a leg kick nicely. Sanford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaston. Good work by Gaston as he checks the leg kick. Gaston fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaston tries to clinch up but Sanford circles away and keeps his distance. Sanford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaston.
Gaston avoids the head kick by Sanford.
Sanford throws a sloppy head kick and Gaston moves out of range easily. Gaston moves away from the strike by Sanford.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanford connects with a leg kick. Gaston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Gaston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nick Gaston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gaston scores with a spinning back kick! 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! Gaston connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Sanford! He's out on his feet! Gaston rushes in and drops Sanford with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Gaston! An out of breath and clearly excited Nick Gaston thanked Springfield HW Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Tugarinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talon Sypher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sasha Tugarinov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasha Tugarinov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Talon Sypher! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sypher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talon Sypher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sypher rushes Tugarinov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Sypher gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tugarinov regains guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Sypher scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Sypher throws a big right hand that misses. Sypher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tugarinov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sypher has managed to get both his arms back between Tugarinov's legs - danger averted. Tugarinov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Tugarinov looking for a guillotine here but Sypher defends easily.
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! Sypher postures up and lands a big shot to Tugarinov's brow. Sypher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Tugarinov working for a triangle but Sypher defends it easily.
Tugarinov keeping moving, preventing Sypher from controlling successfully. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sypher's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Sypher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Sypher landing with the ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sypher trying to control but Tugarinov is working from the bottom. Sypher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Sypher makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Tugarinov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sypher is defending well. Tugarinov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sypher has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tugarinov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sasha Tugarinov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bj Barrackas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying King's choice of entrance music: Armor King. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Armor King enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bj Barrackas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armor King! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King gets in close and instigates a clinch. Barrackas is trying to break free. Barrackas stops a takedown attempt from King.
King is trying to push Barrackas away but Barrackas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Barrackas breaks from the clinch.
Barrackas scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Barrackas misses with a looping right. King throws a series of punches but Barrackas avoids them all with ease. King darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barrackas swivels and escapes. Barrackas lands with a good body shot. Barrackas scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrackas. King does a little dance to reset his feet. Barrackas keeps the fight on the outside. No joy there for Barrackas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King gets a double leg takedown into Barrackas's guard. Barrackas can't keep his opponent in guard - King advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. King takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. King wants to pass the guard but Barrackas is defending well. Barrackas is trying to stand.
Barrackas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Barrackas is looking to improve his position.
King is thwarting Barrackas's attempts to control the position. King wants to take a breather but Barrackas is having none of it. King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King trying to control the action but Barrackas is working from the bottom. Barrackas is trying to stand back up but King is controlling him
King is taking a breather. Barrackas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Barrackas is looking to escape. King stalling. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Armor King. King closes the distance and clinches up with Barrackas, looking for a takedown. King pushes Barrackas against the cage but Barrackas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Bj Barrackas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armor King. Barrackas throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Barrackas tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Barrackas dodges the punch combination from King.
Barrackas throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease. Barrackas is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barrackas fails to land with a series of punches.
Barrackas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. King shoots in but Barrackas avoids the takedown attempt easily. King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A combination from Barrackas does no damage. No luck for King with that takedown attempt. King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barrackas lands a head shot. King has a takedown stuffed. Barrackas wants to land a leg kick but King is out of range. Barrackas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. King moves to clinch but Barrackas breaks away and Barrackas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barrackas.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barrackas tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Barrackas misses with a hook to the ribs.
King can't get the takedown.
Barrackas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Barrackas scores with a nice short uppercut. King jumps guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barrackas is one step ahead there. King trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Barrackas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armor King dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Barrackas which made him look bad. Barrackas is looking to clinch. King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barrackas is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Barrackas circles away and we're back to standing. Barrackas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. A slapping leg kick lands for Barrackas.
King fails in his attempt to clinch. Barrackas throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King looks for a takedown but Barrackas sprawls well. Bj Barrackas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armor King. King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrackas.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Barrackas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Barrackas throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a one-two to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! King tries to clinch there but Barrackas circles away.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barrackas tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barrackas to the ground. Barrackas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Barrackas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. King pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barrackas back to the cage. King follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A combination from Barrackas does no damage. Barrackas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King wants to clinch up but Barrackas keeps it at a distance. Barrackas stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet. Barrackas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. King tries for a takedown but Barrackas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barrackas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. King wants to stand but Barrackas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. King is looking to stand up but Barrackas won't let him. Barrackas looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrackas, not yet. King trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barrackas's guard. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. King stays in close to Barrackas's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Armor King. Barrackas lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Barrackas. Barrackas throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. King looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Barrackas! Barrackas tries to get back to half guard but can't. King lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Barrackas down.
King is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Barrackas is not content to let King control the position. King controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Barrackas pushes King away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, King gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. King decides to stand up, so the ref orders Barrackas to his feet. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Barrackas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barrackas avoids it really well and circles away. Bj Barrackas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Left hook, right uppercut from Barrackas. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Barrackas misses with a double jab
and King comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Barrackas stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but King is on him like rabid pit bull! Barrackas slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armor King! A very excited looking Armor King rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ho Lulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Kaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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29
275 lbs
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26
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ho Lulu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Kaine! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight moves into the clinch position. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lulu obliges. Lulu slowing the pace effectively. Lulu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kaine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Lulu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kaine blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Lulu.
It looks like Axel Kaine has been cut. Lulu prevents the takedown attempt.
Lulu crunches a lovely knee into Kaine's ribcage. 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! A nice glancing elbow lands by Lulu. Lulu lands a good knee to the midsection. Kaine won't want to take too many of those. Kaine blocks an elbow strike from Lulu.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lulu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kaine up against the cage. Lulu misses with an elbow over the top. Lulu is stalling here.
Lulu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lulu taking a breather. Lulu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lulu pushes off an throws an elbow but Kaine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Kaine blocks an elbow strike from Lulu.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kaine tries for a takedown. No joy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lulu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lulu tries a body shot but Kaine blocks it.
Kaine avoids the elbow strike from Lulu, against the cage.
Lulu is struggling to control the position. Kaine gets a trip takedown into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kaine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lulu defends it well. Kaine is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kaine prevents Lulu from improving his position. Kaine seems to be working for a kimura but Lulu defends the submission attempt. Lulu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kaine is working away from the top position though. Lulu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lulu tries to get out of the position. Kaine wants to work for an arm triangle but Lulu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kaine seems to be looking for submissions.
Kaine is trying to work for a kimura but Lulu is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lulu wants to get back to his feet. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kaine in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lulu tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kaine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Axel Kaine!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blood Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kermodian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bane comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Blood. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kermodian's choice of entrance music: Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blood Bane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Kermodian! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bane moves out of range of the body kick from Kermodian.
Kermodian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bane's calf. Kermodian tries to clinch there but Bane circles away.
A leg kick checked by Bane. Kermodian needs to keep his hands up - Bane had a free shot at his head there. Bane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kermodian is able to avoid easily. Kermodian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bane dodges the punch combination from Kermodian.
Kermodian throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Blood Bane has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kermodian misses the body punch and Bane counters with a nice leg kick. Bane throws a powerful right kick. Kermodian tried to block low but the kick was high! Kermodian was taken right off of his feet! Bane jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Blood Bane! Blood Bane looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Hey mike your a dumb cunt for allowing this match up, accepting this matchup and condoning the sleezy activities of HwP guy. Your a fucking royal asswipe for not letting my guy out of this contract after I beat the clause. Sincerely, fuck you. Take Steel Penn's multi cash and go see a dentist becau'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hazni Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Hartikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazni Ali has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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245 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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274 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hazni Ali! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Hartikainen! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hartikainen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Nice body punch from Hartikainen. Ali fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Hartikainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Ali lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ali shoots in for a takedown but Hartikainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. A combination from Ali does no damage. Hartikainen throws a right and a left that Ali avoids nicely. Ali takes one to the chin there. Hartikainen just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Hartikainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Hartikainen looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range. Hartikainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali. A combination from Ali does no damage. Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartikainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hartikainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Ali, before circling back to the center of the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hazni Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ali defending well as Hartikainen loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hartikainen throws a jab when Ali was well out of range. Ali throws a series of punches but Hartikainen avoids them all with ease. Hartikainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hartikainen dodges the punch combination from Ali.
Hartikainen lands a head shot. Hartikainen missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hartikainen misses with an uppercut. A big left from Hartikainen misses. Hartikainen lands a jab to Ali's midsection. Hartikainen thuds a left hand into Ali's body. Hartikainen throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it. Ali looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Hartikainen misses with a low kick as Ali jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hartikainen thows a left - swing and a miss! Hartikainen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ali sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hartikainen somewhat. Ali shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hartikainen is trying to defend but Ali finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Ali sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hartikainen defending well though. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Hartikainen tries to get to full guard but Ali has control of the leg. Ali not landing any meaningful shots this time. Hartikainen is trying to control but can't.
Ali is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ali missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ali missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Hartikainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Hartikainen trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ali manages to pass to mount!
Hartikainen tries to lock up and control but Ali gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Ali punishing his opponent with strikes. Hartikainen wants to hold on but Ali pushes him away. Ali in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hartikainen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ali working away from the top, dropping strikes. Ali controlling from mount. Hartikainen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Hartikainen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hartikainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hartikainen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Ali breaks from Hartikainen's wrist control and lands an elbow. Hartikainen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ali landing strikes from the mount and Hartikainen is in trouble! Ali landing strikes from the mount and Hartikainen is in trouble! Ali lands a couple of good shots and Hartikainen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hartikainen is rocked! Ali lands a shot to the body. Hartikainen is still in real trouble! Can Ali finish him? Hartikainen is keeping busy.
Ali lands a good shot there. Hartikainen covers up! Ali smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Hartikainen to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Ali jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hazni Ali! Hazni Ali thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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