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COPOUT VS LEI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cezar De Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piet Van Rooyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Lima kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DosCe- Urban Mafia. Piet Van Rooyen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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269 lbs
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277 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Cezar De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piet Van Rooyen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rooyen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Lima quickly recovers to half guard.
Van Rooyen trying to control from De Lima's half guard. De Lima has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
De Lima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Rooyen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Lima looking for subs off his back but Van Rooyen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Van Rooyen wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Lima keeps working.
De Lima wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Lima trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Van Rooyen trying to control the action but De Lima is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Van Rooyen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
De Lima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Rooyen pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Lima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Rooyen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Piet Van Rooyen.
Van Rooyen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Lima gets control of Van Rooyen's arms and successfully pulls guard. De Lima will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooyen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Lima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Lima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Van Rooyen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Van Rooyen trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Rooyen wants to pass the guard but De Lima is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooyen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Van Rooyen trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piet Van Rooyen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Van Rooyen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Rooyen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
De Lima is refusing to be controlled, as Van Rooyen sits in half guard.
De Lima won't allow Van Rooyen to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooyen is still trying to improve position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Rooyen is looking to take a break and control but De Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Rooyen content to control rather than advance.
My spies in Soul Supremacy Fight Club - ELITE TRAINERS----$580 inform me that Van Rooyen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Piet Van Rooyen.
De Lima shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Piet Van Rooyen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Rooyen lands a leg kick that knocks De Lima off balance momentarily.
De Lima drives through with a takedown into Van Rooyen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Van Rooyen looking for subs off his back but De Lima has passed one foot through into half guard.
Van Rooyen wants to improve his position but De Lima is controlling well.
Van Rooyen wants to control but De Lima is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima moves nicely into side control.
De Lima swings around for an armbar but Van Rooyen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into De Lima's guard.
Van Rooyen tries to free his leg and advance position but De Lima is retaining full guard.
Van Rooyen wants to control from the top but De Lima keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from De Lima's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
De Lima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Rooyen is aware though and is defending well.
De Lima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Rooyen defends well.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Van Rooyen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van Rooyen defends it easily.
De Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Lima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rooyen throwing strikes from guard but De Lima blocks nicely.
De Lima being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima looking for a guillotine here but Van Rooyen defends easily.
Van Rooyen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Van Rooyen trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piet Van Rooyen has got the better of the ground game so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Piet Van Rooyen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Van Rooyen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooyen tries for a takedown but De Lima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Lima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Lima drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Van Rooyen working for a triangle but De Lima defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Lima forces his way into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Lima 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.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cezar De Lima dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Van Rooyen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Lima closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Van Rooyen to the mat! Van Rooyen manages to get full guard.
De Lima postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Van Rooyen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of De Lima, into his guard.
Van Rooyen wants to stand but De Lima has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooyen content to stall in guard here.
De Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van Rooyen is pushing down on De Lima's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Lima is fighting to maintain full guard but Van Rooyen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Van Rooyen is looking for a kimura here.
Van Rooyen controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooyen is keen to just control but De Lima is a slippery customer.
Van Rooyen controlling the pace.
De Lima is looking to get back to is feet but Van Rooyen passes into side control.
Van Rooyen looking to control but instead De Lima has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
De Lima wants to get back to his feet.
Van Rooyen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Van Rooyen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Lima is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooyen wants to control from the top but De Lima keeps moving.
Van Rooyen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Lima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Rooyen defends well.
Van Rooyen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
De Lima looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Van Rooyen has picked De Lima up and slammed him! De Lima can't keep hold of the triangle and Van Rooyen manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooyen laying and praying for a moment but De Lima takes advantage and regains half guard.
Van Rooyen not doing much here.
Van Rooyen wants to take a breather but De Lima is having none of it.
De Lima moves into full guard.
Van Rooyen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooyen wants to control from the top but De Lima keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Piet Van Rooyen.
Well Van Rooyen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piet Van Rooyen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Spat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius comes into the arena with Loser - 3 Doors Down blaring out of the sound system. 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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220 lbs
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211 lbs
19 - 26 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Tavarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Spat!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tavarius, pushing him back against the cage.
Spat misses with a punch to the body.
Tavarius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tavarius working aggressively here.
Tavarius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spat swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavarius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spat throws a head punch that misses.
Tavarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavarius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spat backwards.
Spat lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Tavarius.
Spat misses with some punches.
Spat tries to stall but Tavarius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spat has had enough of the clinch but Tavarius keeps him there for the moment.
Spat trying to stall but Tavarius improves his position.
Spat throws a punch but it's blocked by Tavarius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spat.
Spat takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tavarius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tavarius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spat.
Tavarius misses with some punches.
Spat swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavarius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tavarius misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tavarius.
Tavarius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavarius working aggressively here.
Tavarius lands a nice uppercut.
Spat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tavarius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavarius presses Spat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spat is looking to control Tavarius's arms but Tavarius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spat has his back to the cage.
Tavarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavarius pushes Spat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spat blocks an uppercut.
Spat pushes Tavarius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tavarius tries to throw a body punch but Spat avoids it by throwing Tavarius back against the cage.
Spat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tavarius circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Tavarius.
Spat tries to close the distance and clinch but Tavarius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tavarius thuds a left hand into Spat's body.
Spat gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tavarius counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spat.
Tavarius scores with a shot to the side of Spat's head.
Tavarius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tavarius lands with a short shot to the head.
Tavarius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tavarius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tavarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavarius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spat tries to stall but Tavarius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tavarius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tavarius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tavarius scores with a shot to the side of Spat's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Tavarius.
Spat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tavarius misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spat throws an elbow but misses.
Spat misses with a punch to the body.
Tavarius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spat'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius scores with a hook to the body.
Tavarius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spat is trying to break the clinch but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage.
Tavarius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spat is looking to break free of the clinch but Tavarius has double underhooks.
Spat is trying to stall.
Spat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tavarius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spats head.
Spat tries a knee to the head but Tavarius blocks it.
Spat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tavarius avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Spat fails to land.
Tavarius scores with a shot to the side of Spat's head.
Tavarius misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Tavarius dominated that round.
That's time! Tavarius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spat throws out a loose jab but Tavarius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavarius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spat pushes Tavarius up against the cage in a clinch.
Spat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spat is looking to clinch.
Spat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tavarius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tavarius slips a jab and a cross from Spat.
Tavarius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tavarius counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spat manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tavarius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavarius.
Spat wants to get back to striking at distance but Tavarius won't allow it.
Tavarius is leaning against Spat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spat working hard to break the clinch.
Spat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spat misses with some punches.
Tavarius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tavarius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tavarius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richard Tavarius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tavarius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavarius blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tavarius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavarius.
Spat trying to stall but Tavarius improves his position.
Tavarius lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavarius prevents a body shot from Spat.
Spat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spat tries to throw a body punch but Tavarius avoids it by throwing Spat back against the cage.
Tavarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavarius blocking some punches.
Tavarius is leaning against Spat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tavarius gets through Spat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spat stalls.
Tavarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage.
Spat is looking to control Tavarius's arms but Tavarius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spat has his back to the cage.
Tavarius avoids a wild elbow strike from Spat.
Tavarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tavarius.
Tavarius misses with some punches.
Spat working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Spat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spat takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Tavarius.
Spat throws a punch but it's blocked by Tavarius.
Spat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tavarius is keeping busy.
Tavarius blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tavarius lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Tavarius.
Tavarius scores with a hook to the body.
Spat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tavarius is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from Tavarius.
Tavarius pushes Spat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tavarius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tavarius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spat is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavarius connects with the punch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Tavarius dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tavarius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spat.
Spat throws a combination that misses
and Tavarius counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Tavarius.
Tavarius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tavarius lands with a right to the head.
Spat tries to break free but Tavarius pushes him back against the cage.
Tavarius scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tavarius.
Spat throws a head punch that misses.
Tavarius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spat misses with a punch on the inside.
Tavarius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spat.
Spat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavarius's elbow.
Spat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spat tries to stall but Tavarius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from Tavarius as the two fighters clinch.
Spat is looking to break free of the clinch but Tavarius has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Tavarius as the two fighters clinch.
Tavarius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tavarius lands with a right to the head.
Tavarius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spat backwards.
Tavarius has a couple of punches blocked by Spat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavarius.
Spat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tavarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavarius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tavarius.
Tavarius scores with a shoulder strike.
Tavarius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spat backwards.
Spat is rocked!
Tavarius misses with some punches.
Spat is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavarius finish him?
Tavarius swings wildly with an uppercut but Spat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spat seems to have recovered his senses.
Spat misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tavarius blocks a body shot from Spat.
Tavarius scores with a shot to the side of Spat's head.
Tavarius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spat backwards.
Spat misses with a punch on the inside.
Tavarius lands a nice uppercut.
Tavarius unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Spat! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tavarius is unloading with more strikes now! Spat drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Tavarius!
Post fight, Richard Tavarius stared into the camera and said 'Now get off my dick. Dick is too short a word for my dick... get off my antidisestablishmentarianism, you pricks. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Hartikainen (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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205 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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BJJ Brown 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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Hartikainen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hartikainen's waist but Hartikainen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jordan off to one side.
Jordan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jordan shoots and misses
and Hartikainen counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jeff Jordan has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Jordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jordan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jordan misses with a takedown attempt
and Hartikainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartikainen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan fails with the takedown
and Hartikainen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hartikainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Hartikainen connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartikainen advances position into side control!
Hartikainen lands a nice forearm strike.
Hartikainen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jordan some visible discomfort.
Jordan taking a bit of punishment here - Hartikainen scoring with strikes.
Hartikainen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hartikainen landing a few strikes.
Jordan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hartikainen off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartikainen tries to break free.
Hartikainen is still trying to improve position.
Jordan is trying to stick to Hartikainen's back but Hartikainen is turning into Jordan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jordan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hartikainen.
Hartikainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hartikainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Jordan is retaining full guard.
Hartikainen is sitting in close to Jordan's body. Jordan has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hartikainen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hartikainen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jordan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jeff Jordan!
Our winner, Jeff Jordan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brooklyn Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Recksun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brawler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Where Brooklyn At?!?!. Recksun has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Brooklyn Brawler has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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255 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brooklyn Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Recksun!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Recksun misses with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brawler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Recksun gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brawler.
It looks like Hugh Recksun has been cut.
Brawler lands a head shot.
Brawler lands a jab to the head.
Recksun shoots in looking for a takedown. Brawler tries to sprawl out of it but Recksun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brawler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brawler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brawler lands a glancing blow to the side of Recksun's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Recksun avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brawler. Recksun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brawler lands with an uppercut that bounces Recksun off the cage and back into range.
Brawler connects with a jab.
Brawler is looking to land body kicks.
Brawler with a jab.
Recksun tries a head kick but it misses.
Brawler misses with a kick to the body.
Recksun lands a slapping body shot.
Brawler throws a series of punches but Recksun avoids them all with ease.
Brawler throws a body punch but Recksun moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recksun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brawler circles away quickly and effectively.
Some bone on bone action there as Recksun checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Recksun swinging wildly here.
Brawler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brawler lands a two punch combo.
Brawler throws a head kick but Recksun moves out of range.
Brawler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brawler blocks a jab.
Brawler lands with a straight right. Recksun didn't see that one coming.
Brawler catches Recksun with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brawler.
Brawler lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooklyn Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Recksun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brawler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Recksun.
Brawler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Recksun under the eye.
Recksun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Recksun shoots in and drives through. Brawler sprawls well.
Brawler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brawler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Recksun's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Brawler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Recksun doesn't seem phased though.
Recksun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brawler.
Recksun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brawler cracks Recksun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Recksun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Recksun blocks a head kick by Brawler.
Brawler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brawler misses with a two punch combination.
Recksun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brawler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brawler thuds his right hand into Recksun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Recksun ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Recksun moves forwards but Brawler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Recksun does no damage.
Brawler lands a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Brawler.
Brawler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recksun throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brawler takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Brooklyn Brawler has been cut.
Brawler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Recksun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Brawler.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brawler.
Brawler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brawler throws out a leg kick but Recksun moves out of range and Brawler only half commits.
Brawler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A left and a right from Brawler both land. Nice combination.
That has opened up Hugh Recksun's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Brawler.
Recksun shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brooklyn Brawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Recksun.
Brawler stalks Recksun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Recksun's face. Recksun staggers backwards, shaken.
Brawler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brawler's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brawler duly obliges.
Brawler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The cut above Hugh Recksun's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brawler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Recksun tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recksun avoids a kick to the body.
Brawler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've been told by Brawler's head coaches at Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Recksun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Recksun clinches with his opponent.
Brawler is looking to break free of the clinch but Recksun has double underhooks.
Recksun manages to break the clinch.
Brawler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Recksun under the eye.
Recksun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brawler.
Recksun misses with a head kick.
Brawler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Brawler.
Brawler lands a jab to Recksun's midsection.
Brawler scores with a jab. Recksun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Recksun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Recksun there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brawler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hugh Recksun's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Brawler throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brawler throws a series of punches but Recksun avoids them all with ease.
Recksun lands a high kick!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooklyn Brawler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Brawler scores with a body shot.
Brawler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Recksun can do to turn this around?
Brawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Recksun moves away.
Brawler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Recksun takes one to the chin there.
Recksun looks for a takedown but Brawler sprawls well.
Recksun takes one on the button.
Brawler throws a good cross that connects.
Brawler connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brawler cracks Recksun with a good jab.
Brawler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Recksun.
Brawler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Recksun momentarily.
Recksun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brawler lands a right hook to the body.
Recksun closes the distance and clinches.
Brawler manages to break the clinch.
Recksun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hugh Recksun's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brooklyn Brawler!
A victorious Brooklyn Brawler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles St Lickitung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simone Loria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lickitung comes to the cage accompanied by Pokemon Red Gym Leader Battle Music. Loria has chosen Folkstone - Nebbie as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
160 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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27
263 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles St Lickitung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simone Loria!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Lickitung tries to clinch there but Loria circles away.
A cross from Loria lands.
It looks like Charles St Lickitung has been cut.
Loria changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Lickitung tries to clinch but Loria moves away
and Loria counters with a stiff right hand.
St Lickitung wants to clinch
enabling Loria to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Loria lands with a good body shot.
St Lickitung tries to clinch but Loria moves out of range.
St Lickitung wants to clinch but Loria slips to the side
and Loria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loria connects with a leg kick. St Lickitung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Lickitung walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Lickitung tries to clinch
and Loria counters with a straight right hand.
Charles St Lickitung's cut is getting worse.
Loria digs a good hook to St Lickitung's body.
St Lickitung takes a shot to the body in his stride.
St Lickitung darts in and clinches Loria up against the cage.
Loria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loria throws a series of strikes that have St Lickitung backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lickitung takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St Lickitung takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Loria has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Loria connects with a solid leg kick.
St Lickitung tries to clinch up
and Loria counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
St Lickitung shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Loria napping and manages to drive through into side control!
St Lickitung looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Loria's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loria might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control St Lickitung haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
St Lickitung tries to move to mount but Loria blocks the move with his legs.
St Lickitung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loria keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lickitung working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
St Lickitung looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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We've been hearing good reports from St Lickitung's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Loria's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
St Lickitung working away.
St Lickitung wants to control but Loria is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loria struggling a bit here.
St Lickitung looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
St Lickitung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loria keeps working.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sloppy strikes there by St Lickitung.
Loria struggling a bit here.
Loria really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Lickitung. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Lickitung working the ground and pound but Loria is defending the strikes.
Loria parries the strikes from St Lickitung easily there. St Lickitung is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Loria to escape.
Loria is not content to let St Lickitung control the position.
St Lickitung 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.
Loria is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Lickitung trying to control the position but Loria is working away.
St Lickitung is trying to get an arm triangle but Loria is defending well.
Loria regains half guard, as St Lickitung was trying to land strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loria holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in half guard, St Lickitung seems content to control.
Loria is trying to stand back up but St Lickitung is controlling him
Loria is refusing to be controlled, as St Lickitung sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loria is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Lickitung's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Lickitung's back!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Simone Loria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles St Lickitung's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Loria.
Loria is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
St Lickitung tries to clinch up.
St Lickitung shoots in but no luck this time.
Simone Loria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Lickitung takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St Lickitung shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Loria counters with a slapping leg kick.
St Lickitung tries to clinch but Loria is having none of it.
Loria slaps away a takedown attempt from St Lickitung, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles St Lickitung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Lickitung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loria moves away.
St Lickitung goes for a double leg but Loria avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Loria continues to drive forward.
Loria breaks from the clinch.
St Lickitung's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St Lickitung scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loria looks to land a combination. St Lickitung sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Loria keeps the fight on the outside.
St Lickitung takes a jab right on the kisser.
Charles St Lickitung's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Charles St Lickitung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lickitung tries to close the distance and clinch but Loria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Lickitung changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Loria tries to avoid it but St Lickitung manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Loria to the ground. Loria escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Lickitung wants to clinch
and Loria counters with a right hand to the body.
Loria lands with a good body shot.
St Lickitung tries to clinch but Loria moves out of range.
St Lickitung misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Lickitung is trying hard to land a takedown here. Loria sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loria lands a slapping body shot.
Loria throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Lickitung on the side of the head.
Loria scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loria.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loria lands a jab.
Loria closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Loria.
Loria stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Loria as the two fighters clinch.
Loria breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Loria.
Jeez, Charles St Lickitung's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
St Lickitung takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Loria's jab looks to have found its range, popping St Lickitung under the eye.
St Lickitung gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Loria trying to control but St Lickitung is working from the bottom.
St Lickitung looking for a guillotine here but Loria defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lickitung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Loria can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Loria trying to control the position from guard on top but St Lickitung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loria working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Lickitung looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Lickitung working a defensive guard here.
Loria trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Lickitung is trying to control the position but Loria postures up.
St Lickitung is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lickitung keeping full guard, as Loria tries to pass.
Loria must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Loria not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Loria lands with a straight right. St Lickitung didn't see that one coming.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles St Lickitung's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Simone Loria!
A victorious Simone Loria thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coalman Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Roscrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roscrow has chosen In The Middle Of It Now as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
269 lbs
22 - 20 - 0 |
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29
247 lbs
23 - 16 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coalman Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry Roscrow!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roscrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Roscrow misses.
Roscrow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Coalman Gracie has been cut.
Roscrow throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Perry Roscrow has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Roscrow holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie is working for takedown but Roscrow is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coalman Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie keeps control of Roscrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Roscrow won't allow it.
Roscrow is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Roscrow down to the mat. Roscrow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oooh a lovely combination from Roscrow sends Gracie down but not out. Roscrow dives into side control looking to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roscrow wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Roscrow in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Roscrow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Roscrow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roscrow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Roscrow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roscrow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Roscrow is working to tighten is grip on Gracie's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Gracie has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Roscrow is really squeezing tight and eventually Gracie passes out! Roscrow breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Perry Roscrow!
Perry Roscrow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adin Wrenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrenton comes to the cage accompanied by Still Unbroken. Walker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Fuel. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adin Wrenton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Walker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrenton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Walker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wrenton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wrenton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walker's calf.
Wrenton throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Wrenton throws a leg kick that misses.
Wrenton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wrenton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker checks a leg kick.
Walker takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Johny Walker has been cut.
Walker scores with a hook to the body. Wrenton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wrenton misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Wrenton.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wrenton tried to score with a low kick but Walker checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrenton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wrenton throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Walker.
Walker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A left lands for Walker.
Wrenton throws a head kick that misses.
Wrenton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wrenton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker lands with a hook. Wrenton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wrenton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a jab.
Walker digs a good hook to Wrenton's body.
A punch lands to the side of Wrenton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wrenton tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker lands the left hand.
Wrenton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wrenton cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.
Wrenton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wrenton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker avoids the head kick by Wrenton.
Walker connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wrenton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Walker. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Walker.
Walker lands with a right hand.
Wrenton is rocked!
Wrenton glances at the clock... BAM! Walker nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Wrenton crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Wrenton is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johny Walker!
Our winner, Johny Walker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dontae Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hazni Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheldon comes to the cage accompanied by Salmon Song. Hazni Ali will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dontae Sheldon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hazni Ali!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheldon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sheldon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sheldon cracks Ali with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ali with a jab.
Sheldon throws a hook but Ali avoids it easily.
Sheldon lands a nice hook to Ali's body. Ali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sheldon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hazni Ali 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!
Sheldon looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Sheldon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ali's hands.
Sheldon throws a hook but Ali avoids it easily.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheldon.
Sheldon lands a nice hook to Ali's body. Ali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sheldon slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Sheldon scores with a jab. Ali acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ali misses with a body punch
and Sheldon counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Sheldon misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali walks into a left hand.
Sheldon misses with a body shot.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheldon.
A big right from Sheldon misses.
Sheldon misses with a body shot.
Ali shoots in looking for a takedown. Sheldon tries to sprawl out of it but Ali keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sheldon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sheldon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Sheldon connects with a jab.
Sheldon looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Ali goes for a double leg but Sheldon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sheldon continues to drive forward.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Sheldon lands a slapping body shot.
Sheldon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Sheldon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali misses with a double jab.
Sheldon with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheldon throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
Sheldon swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Sheldon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ali on the side of the head.
Sheldon swinging wildly here.
Sheldon misses with a hook.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sheldon throws an off balance right hand
and Ali counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sheldon thinking.
Sheldon connects with a looping right hand.
Ali moves away from the strike by Sheldon.
Ali changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sheldon tries to avoid it but Ali manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sheldon to the ground. Sheldon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dontae Sheldon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hazni Ali.
Ali misses with a hook.
Sheldon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Sheldon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheldon circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheldon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheldon stuns Ali with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheldon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali blocks a jab.
Ali moves forwards but Sheldon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sheldon looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Ali closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ali drops his hands momentarily and Sheldon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sheldon lands with a straight right. Ali didn't see that one coming.
Sheldon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheldon throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Sheldon misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheldon throws a one two combo.
Sheldon throws a right hand that Ali ducks under and follows up with a left that Ali also avoids with ease.
Sheldon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ali eats them both and turns towards Sheldon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dontae Sheldon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sheldon throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Sheldon throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
Sheldon throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Ali throws a right and a left that Sheldon avoids nicely.
Sheldon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sheldon avoids the body shot from Ali.
Sheldon gets caught flat footed, as Ali shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sheldon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sheldon tries to get out of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sheldon is trying to hold Ali in close to prevent damage but Ali has managed to pass into half guard.
Sheldon is looking to control Ali's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sheldon avoid being mounted?
Sheldon is looking to improve his position.
Sheldon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon is trying to maintain the position but Ali is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dontae Sheldon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheldon looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Ali scores with a three punch combo!
Ali blocks a jab.
Ali fails with a takedown attempt.
Sheldon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheldon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Sheldon.
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!
Ali fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ali walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ali has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ali slips under a jab.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Sheldon slips under a jab.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheldon.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheldon manages to avoid it.
Sheldon connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sheldon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hazni Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali tries to bum rush Sheldon with a series of wild strikes but Sheldon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ali slips a straight right by Sheldon.
A big left from Sheldon misses.
Sheldon throws a shot to the body.
Sheldon takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
Sheldon looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Ali fails with a takedown attempt.
Dontae Sheldon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hazni Ali.
Sheldon dodges the punch combination from Ali.
Sheldon misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Sheldon moved out of range.
Sheldon thuds a left hand into Ali's body.
Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Dontae Sheldon is winning the standup battle so far.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Sheldon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ali on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sheldon jabs at Ali's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali defending well as Sheldon loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dontae Sheldon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sheldon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sheldon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Sheldon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Ali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Good exchange - Sheldon coming out on top.
Ali slips under a jab.
Sheldon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sheldon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Sheldon.
Sheldon misses with a looping right.
Sheldon lands with a hook. Ali tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheldon punishes Ali's body with a nice straight punch.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sheldon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dontae Sheldon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ali takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ali moves away from the strike by Sheldon.
Ali blocks a jab.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sheldon.
Ali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheldon misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheldon misses the target.
Ali tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sheldon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ali somewhat.
Sheldon throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sheldon finds it's way round the side to connect with Ali's head.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Sheldon lands a nice hook to Ali's body. Ali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab by Sheldon.
Sheldon connects with a crisp jab.
Sheldon punishes Ali's body with a nice straight punch.
Sheldon lands a glancing blow to the side of Ali's head.
Sheldon lands with a nice body punch.
Sheldon misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Sheldon fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
Sheldon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sheldon.
Ali looks for a takedown but Sheldon sprawls well.
Sheldon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali can do to turn this around?
Ali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Ali misses with a hook. Sheldon ducked under it nicely.
Sheldon connects with a nice looking jab.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheldon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ali. Ali circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ali takes a swing at Sheldon's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sheldon.
Sheldon cracks Ali with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Sheldon as Ali shoots in.
Dontae Sheldon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hazni Ali.
Sheldon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ali is rocked!
Ali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheldon.
Hazni Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Sheldon.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Sheldon finish him?
Sheldon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dontae Sheldon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sheldon thuds his right hand into Ali's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheldon misses with a straight left.
Sheldon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ali works over Sheldon's head and body with a nice combination.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Sheldon does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dontae Sheldon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sheldon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dontae Sheldon!
A determined Dontae Sheldon didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gromowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulakov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lube-Shparu. This should be fireworks!
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Gromowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Kulakov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Kulakov.
Kulakov throws out a loose jab but Gromowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulakov swings for the body but Gromowski moves out of range.
Kulakov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kulakov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kulakov misses with a lunging right hand
and Gromowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gromowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kulakov.
Kulakov lands a really nice looking cross but Gromowski seems unphased.
A shot to the body from Gromowski misses
and Kulakov counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Gromowski misses.
Gromowski missing with a left hand there. Kulakov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gromowski misses with a low kick.
Kulakov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kulakov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gromowski.
Kulakov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by Gromowski.
Kulakov misses the jab.
Kulakov lunges at Gromowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gromowski's hand.
The fighters circling - Gromowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gromowski jabs Kulakov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kulakov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kulakov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Kulakov as he checks the leg kick.
Gromowski is looking to chop away at Kulakov's legs.
Gromowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulakov.
A clash of legs there as Kulakov blocks the low kick.
Kulakov throws a hook but Gromowski blocks it.
Kulakov drops Gromowski with a beautiful combination! Gromowski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kulakov is looking for the KO!
Gromowski is rocked!
It looks like Michael Gromowski has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulakov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Gromowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gromowski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kulakov counters with a crisp right that sends Gromowski to the canvas! Kulakov follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Kulakov!
After winning the bout, Viktor Kulakov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cro Copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copout's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, you throw knee, i go home. Lei is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Closer. Cro Copout has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
49 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cro Copout!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Lei!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copout misses with a wild combination.
Lei tries a head kick but it misses.
Lei gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Copout blocks the elbow strike.
Lei throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Copout creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Copout misses with a short punch on the inside.
Copout lands a knee to the head.
Lei lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Copout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Copout softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lei blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Copout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copout blocks an elbow strike from Lei.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Copout as Lei tries to tie him up.
Copout misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei blocks a body shot from Copout.
Lei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Copout softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Copout tries to throw a body punch but Lei avoids it by throwing Copout back against the cage.
Copout misses with a hook from the clinch.
Copout misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lei.
Lei throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lei lands an elbow just above Copout 's eye.
Lei lands a nice elbow.
Lei taking a breather.
Copout missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Copout creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Copout blocks an elbow strike.
Copout tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Copout looking to throw knees to the head but Lei is blocking nicely.
Copout takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout dodges an elbow strike from Lei.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Copout in his tracks for a moment.
Lei pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Copout lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Copout lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lei looking to slow down the pace here.
Copout tries to throw a body punch but Lei avoids it by throwing Copout back against the cage.
Copout struggles to land a body shot inside as Lei controls his hands.
Copout blocks an elbow strike from Lei.
Lei stalling in the clinch but Copout improves position.
Lei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Copout has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lei misses with an elbow strike.
Copout lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lei backwards.
Copout dodges an elbow strike from Lei.
Copout lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cro Copout.
I think Copout has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 10:9
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cro Copout!
Cro Copout retains his heavyweight title!
Cro Copout decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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