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IMMA 125: Staal vs Douglas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dr Dre - The Next Episode . Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica Enter Sandman. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Black manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Black looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Black lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Black connects with a body shot.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Black scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gracie. That one must have hurt.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Black.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Black misses with a hook
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Black finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Black blocks the body kick.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Black moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Black 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 Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Black 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 Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Black scores with a nice body kick.
Gracie moves out of range as Black throws a body kick.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Black attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Black moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Gracie'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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black scores with a push kick.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Black. Black circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Black tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Black wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Black connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Black is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Henry Black is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Black sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Black throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gracie.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black misses with a low kick.
Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Black bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Black cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
Gracie takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Black throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Black there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Black tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Black lands with a cross.
Gracie throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
A head kick misses from Black.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Black attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
Black tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Black is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
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!
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Black takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Black. That one must have hurt.
Black throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
That kick from Black tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie moves forwards but Black connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black scoring well with a low kick there.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Black!
Gracie is rocked!
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
Gracie misses with the body kick
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Black moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Gracie! Black continues to tee off on Gracie, landing with a left and a right! Black connects with a right hand that leaves Gracie sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Black!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Henry Black!
In his post fight interview, Henry Black gave a big smile as he said 'I haven't had the best luck lately. I been tryin to do stuff that aint me - aint Henry Black. Its time to stick with what I know. Its time to do what I do best, and thats swarm, make it hard to breathe. Belie-dat.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito's entrance music is Sukh Knight. A fine choice. Duran is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hatebreed - Live for this. 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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World class 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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Umberto Duran!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Esposito misses with a low kick as Duran jumps back.
A jab from Duran finds it's way through Esposito's defenses.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Duran moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
Esposito throws a hook but Duran blocks it.
Esposito misses with an uppercut. Duran saw that one coming.
Duran staying out of range there.
Duran moves in looking to clinch but Esposito pushes him off.
Duran misses with a straight left.
Duran closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Duran has had enough of the clinch but Esposito keeps him there for the moment.
Esposito lands with a light punch inside.
Duran blocking some punches.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duran's elbow.
Duran misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito tries to break free but Duran pushes him back against the cage.
Duran taking a breather.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Esposito lands a jab to Duran's midsection.
Duran tries to move into range but Esposito moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Esposito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duran looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
Esposito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duran closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Esposito.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito.
Esposito lands a left hand.
Duran breaks from the clinch.
Duran walks into a jab.
Esposito lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Umberto Duran has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Esposito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duran moves in looking to clinch but Esposito pushes him off.
Esposito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esposito thows a body shot but no joy.
Esposito cracks a nice hook into Duran's ribs.
Duran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Esposito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duran moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duran looks to clinch
and Esposito counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Duran looks winded!
Duran looks to land a combination but Esposito avoids it well.
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duran manages to avoid it.
Esposito throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito looks to land a right hand but Duran moved out of range.
Esposito lands a jab.
Esposito with a jab.
Esposito misses with a looping left.
Duran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
Duran moves out of range of the strikes.
Esposito is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Esposito keeps Duran at a distance using the push kick.
Esposito misses with a few strikes there.
Esposito scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito throws a hook but Duran blocks it.
Esposito scores with a hook to the body. Duran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esposito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands a jab.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
Esposito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Duran wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Esposito has him pressed against the cage.
Duran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Esposito manages to break the clinch.
Esposito throws a hook but Duran avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Duran misses
and Esposito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Duran throws a leg kick
and Esposito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Esposito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Duran's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
Sloppy strikes from Esposito. Those never looked like landing.
Esposito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Esposito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Esposito. Beautiful body shot.
Duran tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Esposito counters with a two punch combo.
Duran lands with a hook. Esposito tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Esposito circles away from the clinch attempt
and Esposito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Esposito throws a poor cross that misses
and Duran counters by moving into the clinch.
Duran looking for a takedown.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Esposito.
Esposito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Esposito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duran has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Esposito after a bit of a struggle.
Esposito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duran can do to turn this around?
Stalling in the clinch from Esposito.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duran is breathing heavily.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Duran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duran takes a shot to the head.
Duran is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duran is still on wobbly legs! Can Esposito finish him?
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Duran.
Esposito effectively controlling the action here.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duran seems to have recovered his senses.
Esposito manages to break the clinch.
Esposito lands a body shot.
Esposito drops Duran with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Duran looks back up at him and smiles so Esposito waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Duran moves away and avoids it.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
Esposito connects with an inside leg kick.
Esposito misses with a wild combination.
Esposito bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duran's head.
Esposito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.
John Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esposito cracks Duran with an open hand slap.
Duran rushes Esposito and presses him up against the cage.
Esposito is pushing Duran up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito is struggling to control the position.
Esposito wants to stall.
John Esposito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Esposito has Duran pressed against the cage.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duran taking a breather.
Duran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Duran is keeping busy.
A bit of stalling here from Duran.
Duran takes a shot 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!
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duran misses with the head strike.
Esposito can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duran holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duran tries to stall but Esposito uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Esposito dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Duran's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Esposito lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Duran missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esposito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duran tries to clinch up
and Esposito counters with a one-two to the body.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
The crowd cheers as Esposito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Duran doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran tries to clinch but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Duran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Esposito cracks Duran with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Duran falls to his knees and Esposito doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Esposito!
A relieved looking John Esposito 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozuma Obata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato's entrance music is Call to prayer of islam. A fine choice. Obata has chosen Hijack The Terrorist Group - Hijack as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rumina Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozuma Obata!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obata throws a one two combo.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obata.
Obata takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sato avoids the body shot from Obata.
Nice straight punches there by Sato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sato.
Sato connects with an inside leg kick.
Sato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Sato misses.
Obata lands with a kick to the temple. Sato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obata connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sato scrambles back to his feet.
Obata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obata throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obata throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obata's hands.
Obata fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sato checks it well.
Obata on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sato. Sato obviously looking to wear him down.
Sato tries to work over Obata's front leg with a kick but Obata checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obata lands with a hook. Sato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sato throws a body kick that misses.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sato lands with a straight right. Obata didn't see that one coming.
Sato motions for Obata to come forward. Sato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obata misses with an uppercut
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
Sato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Obata is able to avoid easily.
Obata thows a body shot but no joy.
Sato with a jab.
Obata uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Obata throws a lazy uppercut
and Sato counters with a slapping leg 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!
Nice defenses there by Sato.
Obata moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Obata staying out of range there.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sato misses with a looping left.
Sato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obata has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sato tries a low kick but Obata avoids it.
Obata checks a leg kick.
Obata will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sato throws a poor cross that misses
and Obata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obata takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rumina Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obata wants to land a leg kick but Sato is out of range.
Obata throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato tries to land a front kick but Obata steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Obata connects with a high kick.
Obata pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Obata.
Sato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obata.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obata scores with a leg kick.
Sato feints and then cracks Obata's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obata down.
Sato tries to land a front kick but Obata steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Obata avoids the body shot from Sato.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obata lands a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sato.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Sato takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Obata moved out of range.
Obata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sato fakes the leg kick and cracks Obata in the body.
A good leg kick by Obata.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obata misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obata throws out a leg kick but Sato moves out of range and Obata only half commits.
Sato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Obata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obata slips under a jab from Sato.
Obata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sato.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Obata moved out of range.
Sato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obata moves away.
Obata thuds his right hand into Sato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Obata's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Obata misses with a few strikes there.
Obata tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sato is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obata darts in and clinches Sato up against the cage.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Obata is controlling him.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rumina Sato 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.
Obata throws an off balance right hand
and Sato counters with a good, hard body kick but Obata shrugs it off.
Sato cracks Obata with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Obata misses with a hook
letting Sato counter with a right hand.
Sato misses with a low kick as Obata jumps back.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Obata uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Obata pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Obata is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Sato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Obata lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sato scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Obata fails to land.
Obata wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obata.
Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato tried to score with a low kick but Obata checks it.
Obata looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obata gets a clinch.
Obata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obata.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Obata is controlling the position.
Obata digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Obata is controlling him.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sato blocks an uppercut.
Sato wants to break free but Obata has control.
Obata breaks the clinch.
Obata moves into the clinch.
Sato is trying to stall.
Obata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Obata.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Obata controls his hands.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Obata is controlling the position.
Sato wants to break free but Obata has control.
Obata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato tries to land a front kick but Obata steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Obata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sato.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obata was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Obata scores with a shot to the body.
Sato misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a body punch but Obata moves out of range.
Sato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sato.
Obata moves into the clinch.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sato scores with a shot to the side of Obata's head.
Obata has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
Obata is working Sato over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Obata scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obata tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Sato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obatas head.
Obata breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obata ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Obata blocks a low kick nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sato - that will leave a mark!
Obata has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
Ozuma Obata seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sato prevents a body shot from Obata.
A right hook to the body lands for Sato.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Obata has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Obata is controlling the position.
Obata lands a right hand.
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obata cracks the inside of Sato's front leg.
Obata lands a head kick. Sato smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sato pushes Obata away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Obata moves out of range easily.
Obata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obata.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ozuma Obata will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Obata scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Obata, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sato tries to score with a low kick but Obata moves his leg out of the way.
Obata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Obata.
Sato slips under a jab from Obata.
Sato thuds his right hand into Obata's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Sato slips under a jab from Obata.
Sato cracks Obata with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ozuma Obata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obata throws a right hand that Sato ducks under and follows up with a left that Sato also avoids with ease.
Obata tries to score with a low kick but Sato moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Obata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obata moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Sato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Obata.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obata checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sato tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Obata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Obata counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obata jabs Sato to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Obata moves away and avoids it.
Sato ducks right into an uppercut from Obata.
Obata blocks a low kick nicely.
Sato moves away from the strike by Obata.
Sato looks to throw the jab but Obata is out of range.
Obata checks a leg kick.
Obata with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Sato misses.
Sato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obata cracks Sato with an open hand slap.
Obata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Obata tries to work over Sato's front leg with a kick but Sato checks it.
Sato lands a nice hook to Obata's body. Obata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obata tries to land a leg kick but Sato saw it coming and moves away.
Obata throws a quick inside leg kick.
Obata gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Obata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sato looks to throw the jab but Obata is out of range.
Sato misses with a hook. Obata ducked under it nicely.
Obata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obata throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rumina Sato is winning the standup battle so far.
Obata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Sato takes a swing at Obata's ribcage but misses.
Obata forces Sato back against the cage and clinches.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato tries to work over Obata's front leg with a kick but Obata checks it.
Obata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato throws a lazy uppercut
and Obata counters with a nice leg kick.
Obata lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sato circles away quickly and effectively.
Obata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato cracks Obata with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Obata.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obata throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Obata lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Obata darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obata looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Obata scores with the left hand. Sato knows he should have avoided that one.
Sato missing with a left hand there. Obata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sato cracks the inside of Obata's front leg.
Obata scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obata feints and then cracks Sato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sato down.
Obata motions for Sato to come forward. Obata throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obata connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ozuma Obata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Obata has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ozuma Obata!
Ozuma Obata bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payne Stewart Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart Jr has chosen YC feat. Future - Racks as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Payne Stewart Jr!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa throws a wild body kick that Stewart Jr sees coming a mile off.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and pushes Stewart Jr back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stewart Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taalasmaa's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stewart Jr.
A frustrated look appears on Stewart Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taalasmaa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stewart Jr regains guard immediately.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Taalasmaa throws a big right hand that misses.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes from guard but Stewart Jr blocks nicely.
Taalasmaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Stewart Jr has wrist control.
Stewart Jr has control of Taalasmaa's left arm, preventing Taalasmaa from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is in close to Stewart Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taalasmaa 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.
Stewart Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taalasmaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stewart Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stewart Jr is looking to stand up but Taalasmaa isn't so interested in that idea.
Stewart Jr controls Taalasmaa momentarily but Taalasmaa frees himself.
Taalasmaa tries to free his leg and advance position but Stewart Jr is retaining full guard.
Taalasmaa is looking to pass into half guard but Stewart Jr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stewart Jr is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr wants to control from the top but Taalasmaa keeps moving.
Taalasmaa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taalasmaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taalasmaa is working hard here to advance position.
Taalasmaa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stewart Jr controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Payne Stewart Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Taalasmaa - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Taalasmaa.
A telegraphed right hand from Taalasmaa misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stewart Jr stuffs the takedown.
Taalasmaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stewart Jr's calf.
Taalasmaa shoots in and drives through. Stewart Jr sprawls well.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Taalasmaa is looking to chop away at Stewart Jr's legs.
Taalasmaa looks to land a right hand but Stewart Jr moved out of range.
Stewart Jr cracks Taalasmaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up
and Stewart Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Payne Stewart Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Taalasmaa cracks Stewart Jr with a good jab.
Stewart Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Taalasmaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taalasmaa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stewart Jr - the referee stops the clock and Taalasmaa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stewart Jr. Taalasmaa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Taalasmaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stewart Jr.
Taalasmaa dives in and scores a takedown into Stewart Jr's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stewart Jr keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Taalasmaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stewart Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taalasmaa moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taalasmaa.
Stewart Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Taalasmaa tries for a takedown but Stewart Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stewart Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Taalasmaa feints and then cracks Stewart Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stewart Jr down.
Stewart Jr misses with an uppercut.
Taalasmaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stewart Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Taalasmaa misses with a kick to the body
letting Stewart Jr counter with a right hand.
Taalasmaa throws a right hand that Stewart Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Stewart Jr also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Stewart Jr as Taalasmaa shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taalasmaa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Taalasmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taalasmaa throws a body punch but Stewart Jr moves out of range.
Stewart Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Taalasmaa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stewart Jr momentarily.
Taalasmaa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stewart Jr trying to control but Taalasmaa postures up.
Stewart Jr regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
Taalasmaa stays in close to Stewart Jr's body and controls the position.
Stewart Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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!
Stewart Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Stewart Jr, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa postures up in Stewart Jr's guard and throws a big left but Stewart Jr blocks it.
Taalasmaa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stewart Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taalasmaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stewart Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Stewart Jr keeps moving.
Taalasmaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa looking to sit in guard and control but Stewart Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taalasmaa looking to control.
Taalasmaa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stewart Jr's guard.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart Jr keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Stewart Jr has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Stewart Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taalasmaa.
Stewart Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taalasmaa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stewart Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Taalasmaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taalasmaa lands a jab-cross combination.
Taalasmaa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stewart Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Taalasmaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart Jr slips a jab from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries to bum rush Stewart Jr with a series of wild strikes but Stewart Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taalasmaa thumps Stewart Jr with a low kick.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stewart Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Stewart Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
Taalasmaa preventing the sweep.
Seppo Taalasmaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taalasmaa is in close to Stewart Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stewart Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taalasmaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taalasmaa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stewart Jr's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa distracts Stewart Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taalasmaa throws a big elbow that misses.
Taalasmaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stewart Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stewart Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stewart Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taalasmaa preventing the sweep.
Stewart Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Stewart Jr keeps moving.
Stewart Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Taalasmaa wants to pass the guard but Stewart Jr is keeping the position.
Taalasmaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Stewart Jr has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taalasmaa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stewart Jr's head.
Stewart Jr keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Taalasmaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taalasmaa 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cekada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cekada takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cekada blocks a jab.
Cekada's jab looks to have found its range, popping Furfur under the eye.
Cekada shoots in but no luck this time.
Furfur misses with a looping right.
Cekada throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Furfur tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cekada is in Furfur's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cekada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cekada stops Furfur from standing up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cekada throwing strikes from guard but Furfur blocks nicely.
Furfur 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.
Cekada pushing down on Furfur's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cekada trying to mount his opponent but Furfur defends it.
Furfur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cekada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cekada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cekada slips a nice elbow through Furfur's hands, connecting with Furfur's forehead.
Cekada tries to pass the half guard into mount. Furfur knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cekada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cekada lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Furfur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cekada.
Cekada prevents Furfur from improving his position.
Furfur missing with punches from the bottom.
Cekada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur wants to get back to his feet.
Cekada is nestled in close to Furfur, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Furfur preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Furfur is looking to escape.
Cekada trying to control the action but Furfur is working from the bottom.
Furfur wants to improve his position but Cekada is controlling well.
Cekada is looking to advance position but Furfur won't allow it.
Cekada stops Furfur from getting back to his feet.
Cekada lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur wants to get back to his feet.
Cekada throwing shots but Furfur is blocking nicely.
Cekada passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Furfur!
Furfur is bucking up trying to escape but Cekada cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cekada looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Furfur squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Cekada there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cekada looking to control but Furfur is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Furfur that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cekada cracks Furfur with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cekada wants to control the pace but Furfur is squirming around nicely.
Cekada 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.
Cekada is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Furfur can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Poor strikes thrown by Cekada there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cekada dominating with strikes here.
Cekada putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cekada lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cekada wants to finish this one by submission but Furfur is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cekada.
Cekada with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furfur can't escape the position.
The referee warns Furfur that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Cekada dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Furfur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cekada.
Furfur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Furfur. That's going to slow Cekada down.
Cekada takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cekada doesn't manage to clinch there - Furfur circles away.
Cekada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cekada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Furfur.
Cekada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cekada, right into the meat.
Furfur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Furfur throws a sloppy head kick and Cekada moves out of range easily.
Cekada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Furfur at a distance.
Cekada looks to land a left hand but Furfur moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furfur. That did some damage!
Furfur throws a push kick but Cekada slaps the foot to one side.
Furfur throws a wild body kick that Cekada sees coming a mile off.
Furfur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Furfur throws a hook but Cekada blocks it.
Furfur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Furfur misses
and Cekada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Furfur throws a low kick but Cekada moves out of range easily.
Furfur defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cekada.
Cekada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cekada tries a head kick but it misses.
Furfur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Furfur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada shoots in and drives through. Furfur sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Cekada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cekada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Furfur tries to land a front kick but Cekada steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Furfur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furfur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cekada's sensitive parts.
Boris Cekada is winning the standup battle so far.
Furfur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cekada throws an overhand right that lands on Furfur's shoulder, as Furfur tries to avoid the shot.
Cekada throws a lazy right hand but Furfur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cekada just misses with a punch to the body.
Zophiel Furfur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furfur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cekada is able to avoid easily.
Furfur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cekada counters with a nice leg kick.
Furfur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cekada checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur keeps the fight on the outside.
Cekada fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cekada closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Furfur to the mat! Furfur manages to get full guard.
Cekada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boris Cekada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cekada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cekada cracks Furfur with a solid left hand.
Furfur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cekada keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Furfur's head.
Cekada is working Furfur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Furfur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cekada is controlling him.
Cekada cracks Furfur with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furfur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur keeping moving, preventing Cekada from controlling successfully.
Cekada engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cekada throwing strikes but missing.
Cekada keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Furfur's head.
Cekada throws a big elbow that misses.
Furfur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cekada throws an elbow that misses. Furfur uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cekada's guard. Nice move by Furfur!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cekada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Furfur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cekada is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Cekada 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!
Furfur jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Cekada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Furfur.
Furfur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cekada misses with a body shot.
Cekada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Furfur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cekada throws a nice outside leg kick.
Furfur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Furfur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Furfur
and Cekada counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cekada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cekada tries to clinch up.
Cekada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Furfur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Cekada catches Furfur right on the button with a cross.
Cekada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Furfur throws a wild body kick that Cekada sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick from Furfur misses.
Furfur tries to land a front kick but Cekada steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Furfur throws out a leg kick but Cekada moves out of range and Furfur only half commits.
Furfur throws a lazy body kick
and Cekada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Furfur misses with a low kick as Cekada jumps back.
Furfur throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cekada connects with a leg kick. Furfur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cekada fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Furfur avoids it really well and circles away.
Cekada wants to clinch up but Furfur keeps it at a distance.
Zophiel Furfur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Furfur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furfur throws a head kick that misses
and Cekada counters with a nice uppercut.
Cekada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Furfur.
Cekada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Furfur's waist but Furfur gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cekada off to one side.
A lazy left from Furfur finds it's target.
Furfur throws a low kick, looking for Cekada's leg but Cekada calmly moves out of range.
Cekada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Furfur looks to land a right hand but Cekada moved out of range.
Cekada throws a series of punches but Furfur avoids them all with ease.
Furfur jabs Cekada right on the nose. Cekada blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada scoring well with a low kick there.
Cekada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Furfur. Furfur obviously looking to wear him down.
Furfur tries to land a leg kick but Cekada saw it coming and moves away.
Furfur tries a head kick but it misses.
Furfur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cekada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cekada tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Furfur swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Cekada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cekada connects with a single shot there.
Good work by Cekada as he checks the leg kick.
Cekada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Furfur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Furfur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cekada has closed the distance and engaged Furfur in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cekada has hold of one of Furfur's legs. Furfur is fighting the takedown attempt but Cekada gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furfur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cekada is aware though and is defending well.
Furfur is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cekada defends well.
Cekada landing some decent shots from guard.
Cekada wants to control from the top but Furfur keeps moving.
Boris Cekada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furfur will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cekada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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 Boris Cekada.
Well Cekada 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Cekada!
An out of breath and clearly excited Boris Cekada thanked GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS 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 Anton Chigurh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chigurh comes to the cage accompanied by Kvelertak-Mjod. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Llewelyn Carter 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
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Chigurh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Llewelyn Carter!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter takes one to the chin there.
Chigurh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chigurh thuds a left hand into Carter's body.
Chigurh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chigurh thuds his right hand into Carter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chigurh thumps Carter with a low kick.
Carter looks winded!
A head kick misses from Chigurh.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chigurh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chigurh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter looks to land a body kick but Chigurh moved away.
Chigurh scores with a nice head shot.
Carter throws the left hand but Chigurh avoids the punch easily.
Chigurh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carter slips a straight right by Chigurh.
Anton Chigurh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigurh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chigurh throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Carter crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anton Chigurh!
A very excited looking Anton Chigurh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubbles Ticklepants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton's entrance music is Marilyn Manson - Born Villain . A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ticklepants's choice of entrance music: Rock You Like a Hurricane. On his way into the cage it seems that Michael Patton has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michael Patton seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubbles Ticklepants!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton misses with an uppercut. Ticklepants saw that one coming.
Ticklepants fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Patton.
A good leg kick by Ticklepants.
Some bone on bone action there as Ticklepants checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Patton misses with a body shot
and Ticklepants counters with a leg kick.
Ticklepants uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patton.
Patton moves out of range of the leg kick from Ticklepants.
Patton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ticklepants was well out of range. Poor timing from Patton.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Ticklepants moves out of range easily.
Patton misses with a jab to the body
and Ticklepants finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bubbles Ticklepants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton avoids the body shot from Ticklepants.
Patton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ticklepants tries to work over Patton's front leg with a kick but Patton checks it.
Patton looks to score with a jab to the body but Ticklepants is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Patton.
Ticklepants cracks the inside of Patton's front leg.
Patton's corner calls for a 1-2. Patton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Patton checks a leg kick.
Ticklepants goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ticklepants throws a head kick but Patton moves out of range.
Patton misses with an uppercut.
Ticklepants throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ticklepants throws a chopping leg kick but Patton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Patton tries to work over Ticklepants's front leg with a kick but Ticklepants checks it.
Ticklepants darts in and clinches Patton up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ticklepants.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ticklepants tries to throw a body punch but Patton avoids it by throwing Ticklepants back against the cage.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Ticklepants.
Ticklepants prevents a body shot from Patton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ticklepants tries to land a knee to the head but Patton blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Ticklepants missing with knees to the body.
Patton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton misses with some punches.
Ticklepants tries a body shot but Patton blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Patton.
Ticklepants blocks an uppercut.
Ticklepants trying to land knees to the body.
Patton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ticklepants lands a knee to the head.
Ticklepants lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Patton.
Patton gets through Ticklepants's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ticklepants throws a head punch that misses.
Ticklepants trying to land knees to the body.
Ticklepants throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patton blocks it with crossed arms.
Ticklepants looking to throw knees to the head but Patton is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ticklepants.
Patton scores with a shoulder strike.
Ticklepants lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Patton tries a body shot but Ticklepants blocks it.
Good body shot from Patton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Patton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ticklepants backwards.
Ticklepants tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ticklepants using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ticklepants throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patton with a nice cross.
Ticklepants slips a jab and a cross from Patton.
Patton misses with an uppercut. Ticklepants saw that one coming.
Ticklepants tried to score with a low kick but Patton checks it.
Ticklepants fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Patton.
Ticklepants tries to clinch but Patton is having none of it.
Patton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ticklepants uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patton.
Ticklepants cracks the inside of Patton's front leg.
Ticklepants goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Patton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ticklepants thows a body kick. Patton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Patton.
An inside leg kick lands from Ticklepants.
Patton lands a body shot.
Ticklepants steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patton.
A shot to the liver by Patton. Beautiful body shot.
Ticklepants misses with a straight right.
Ticklepants misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patton misses with a right hand
and Ticklepants counters with a nice leg kick.
Patton throws a leg kick but Ticklepants sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ticklepants with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ticklepants misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticklepants checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Patton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danga de danga de dang - Patton scores with a four punch combination!
Patton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Patton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ticklepants moves away from the strike by Patton.
Ticklepants ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michael Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
Patton walks into a straight right hand from Ticklepants.
Ticklepants tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Patton is able to avoid easily.
Ticklepants takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Patton blocks a head kick by Ticklepants.
Ticklepants thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ticklepants.
Patton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ticklepants avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ticklepants misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton misses with a wild combination.
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ticklepants looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ticklepants misses with a kick to the body
and Patton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab lands there for Patton.
Ticklepants looks to land a body kick but Patton moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ticklepants is rocked!
Patton cracks Ticklepants with a left hook right on the temple and Ticklepants goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Patton lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Ticklepants is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Patton!
After winning the bout, Michael Patton 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sinuhe Egyptian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Peto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egyptian comes to the cage accompanied by Egyptian Entrance Song. Peto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sabaton - Talvisota . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinuhe Egyptian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Peto!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Egyptian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Egyptian closes the distance and clinches.
Peto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Egyptian breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Egyptian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peto cracks Egyptian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Egyptian looks to land a left hand but Peto moved out of range nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Egyptian crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Peto - the referee stops the clock and Egyptian gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Peto. Egyptian manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Egyptian, right into the meat.
Peto doesn't manage to clinch there - Egyptian circles away.
Peto slips under a jab.
Egyptian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peto's sensitive parts.
Egyptian lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Peto wants to clinch up but Egyptian keeps it at a distance.
Egyptian closes the distance and pushes Peto back into the cage.
Peto working aggressively here.
Egyptian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Egyptian walks away with a smile on his face. Peto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Egyptian tries a low kick but Peto avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Egyptian.
Peto scoring well with a low kick there.
Peto throws a shot from downtown. Egyptian moves away and avoids it.
Egyptian takes a swing at Peto's ribcage but misses.
Peto connects with a leg kick. Egyptian looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Peto.
Sinuhe Egyptian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peto throws a head kick but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Egyptian, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peto throws a head kick that misses.
Peto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Egyptian forces Peto back against the cage and clinches.
Peto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Egyptian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Egyptian.
Egyptian manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peto moves forwards but Egyptian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Peto keeps the fight on the outside.
Egyptian tries to land a leg kick but Peto saw it coming and moves away.
Peto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Egyptian misses with a body punch
and Peto counters with a right hand to the body.
Egyptian scores with a hook to the body. Peto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Egyptian tries to clinch there but Peto circles away.
Peto pushes Egyptian up against the cage in a clinch.
Peto scores with a shoulder strike.
Peto misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian dodges an elbow strike from Peto.
Peto tries to land knees in the clinch but Egyptian avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peto prevents a body shot from Egyptian.
Peto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Egyptian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petos head.
Peto misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Egyptian.
A short uppercut from Egyptian.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Egyptian as Peto tries to tie him up.
Egyptian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Egyptian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peto trying to control the position but instead, Egyptian has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peto into the cage.
Peto misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egyptian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Egyptian lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinuhe Egyptian dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Egyptian lands a glancing blow to the side of Peto's head.
Egyptian leaves Peto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Egyptian connects with a single shot there.
Peto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Pertti Peto has been cut.
Peto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Egyptian misses with a series of wild punches.
Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peto.
Sinuhe Egyptian is winning the standup battle so far.
Egyptian misses with a leg kick.
Peto ducks under a wild hook from Egyptian.
Peto scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian lands a jab to Peto's midsection.
A low kick from Egyptian misses
and Peto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Peto.
Peto swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian connects with a solid leg kick.
Peto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range and Peto settles back down.
A jab from Egyptian misses.
Peto swats away the attempt to clinch by Egyptian.
Peto ducks under a wild hook from Egyptian.
Peto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Egyptian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peto looks to land a right hand but Egyptian moved out of range.
Egyptian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peto throws the kick towards the body but Egyptian avoids it.
Egyptian throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Egyptian drives through and clinches with Peto against the cage.
Egyptian lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peto.
Egyptian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peto backwards.
Egyptian lands with a right to the head.
Peto is rocked!
Egyptian leaning against his opponent.
Egyptian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peto fails to pull guard.
A short right from Peto on the inside.
Peto is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian just leaning against Peto, taking a breather.
Peto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Egyptian.
Egyptian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peto backwards.
Egyptian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sinuhe Egyptian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peto missing with knees to the body.
Peto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Egyptian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Egyptian prevents Peto from breaking the clinch.
Peto blocks a body shot from Egyptian.
Peto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Egyptian scores with a hook to the body. Peto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Egyptian jabs at Peto's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peto keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Peto misses its intended target.
Peto connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Egyptian can pounce on him.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Egyptian throws a leg kick that misses.
Egyptian rushes Peto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Egyptian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peto backwards.
Egyptian struggles to land a body shot inside as Peto controls his hands.
Egyptian taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peto tries to pull guard but Egyptian holds him up against the cage and eventually Peto drops back down to his feet.
Sinuhe Egyptian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Peto.
Peto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinuhe Egyptian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pertti Peto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Peto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Egyptian jabs Peto right on the nose. Peto blinks but takes it well.
Egyptian throws a leg kick which misses Peto's front leg but catches the back leg as Peto tries to avoid it.
Peto lands a really nice looking cross but Egyptian seems unphased.
Egyptian has managed to clinch.
Egyptian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Egyptian blocks the elbow strike.
Peto misses with a punch on the inside.
Peto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good body shot from Egyptian.
Egyptian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peto throws an elbow that misses.
Peto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Egyptian lands with a light punch inside.
Egyptian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Egyptian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peto backwards.
Egyptian avoids a wild elbow strike from Peto.
Egyptian has Peto pushed against the cage.
Egyptian lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Egyptian.
Peto being controlled against the cage.
Egyptian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petos head.
Egyptian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peto can do to turn this around?
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egyptian works on Peto's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egyptian breaks from the clinch.
Peto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Egyptian cracks Peto with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Peto looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Egyptian finish him?
Peto is still on wobbly legs! Can Egyptian finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peto is looking to clinch but Egyptian is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Egyptian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sinuhe Egyptian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egyptian forces Peto back against the cage and clinches.
Peto seems to have recovered his senses.
Egyptian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Egyptian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Peto up against the cage.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Peto.
Egyptian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peto backwards.
Nice body punch from Egyptian.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Egyptian takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Egyptian lands with a left to the head.
Egyptian lands with a left to the head.
Egyptian managing to block the knees to the body from Peto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian stalling in the clinch.
Egyptian manages to break the clinch.
Egyptian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Peto to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Peto looks to clinch but Egyptian throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Peto taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sinuhe Egyptian!
Sinuhe Egyptian retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Sinuhe Egyptian, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doppo Orochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marciano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kid Charlemagne. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Doppo Orochi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Orochi eats them both and turns towards Marciano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Doppo Orochi has been cut.
Orochi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orochi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marciano's calf.
Marciano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
and Orochi counters with an outside leg kick.
Marciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rocky Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orochi lands with a cross.
Marciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Orochi circles away.
Orochi moves into range and clinches up with Marciano.
Marciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orochi backwards.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Orochi.
Orochi lands a hook that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Orochi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Orochi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Orochi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Orochi.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi stalling the fight.
Orochi struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Orochi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Orochi blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marciano misses with some punches.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Marciano.
Orochi blocks an uppercut.
Orochi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orochi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Orochi stalling.
Orochi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Orochi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Orochi stalling in the clinch.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Orochi controls the action.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Orochi can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Orochi scores a nice knee to the body.
Orochi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orochi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marciano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orochi is defending well for now.
Orochi misses with a body punch.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Orochi wants to stall.
Orochi takes a shot to the head.
Orochi presses Marciano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Orochi.
Orochi tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
Orochi lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Orochi.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Orochi dodges an elbow strike from Marciano.
Orochi lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Orochi as the two fighters clinch.
Orochi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orochi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Orochi lands a shoulder strike.
Orochi lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Rocky Marciano has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Orochi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orochi is leaning against Marciano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Orochi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orochi stalling in the clinch.
Orochi tries a knee to the head but Marciano blocks it.
Orochi trying to land knees to the body.
Orochi digs a right hand into Marciano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marciano's gas tank.
Orochi prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Orochi struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Orochi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orochi lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orochi tries a knee to the head but Marciano blocks it.
Orochi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Orochi works on Marciano's body with a couple of short punches.
Orochi trying to control the position but instead, Marciano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Orochi into the cage.
A short right from Orochi.
Orochi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Orochi.
Orochi scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orochi lands a body punch.
Orochi scores a nice knee to the body.
Orochi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orochi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orochi with a knee to the head.
Marciano is rocked!
Orochi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marciano.
Oh Marciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orochi.
Orochi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marciano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doppo Orochi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orochi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marciano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marciano seems to have got his legs back now.
Orochi lands with a good body shot.
Orochi connects with a solid leg kick.
Orochi lands a big right hook! Marciano looks hurt but is still standing! Orochi lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Marciano falls down and Orochi dives in with a huge hammer fist! Marciano's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Orochi runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Doppo Orochi!
During a confident post fight interview, Doppo Orochi 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 John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas has chosen La La La - Snoop Lion as his entrance music. Dustin Douglas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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283 lbs
24 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Staal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dustin Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas moves forwards but Staal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Staal doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
Staal moves out of range as Douglas throws a body kick.
Douglas misses with a few strikes there.
Douglas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Douglas throws a good cross that connects.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas lands a leg kick that knocks Staal off balance momentarily.
Douglas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Staal. Staal obviously looking to wear him down.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas blocks the body kick.
Staal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Douglas's head backwards.
Staal looks for the body kick but Douglas saw that one coming.
Staal misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal wants to land a leg kick but Douglas is out of range.
Staal lands with a kick to the ribs.
Staal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Douglas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Staal misses with a head kick.
Staal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Staal is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas lands a nice hook to Staal's body. Staal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Douglas throws a head kick but Staal moves out of range.
Douglas connects with the punch.
It looks like John Staal has been cut.
Douglas throws a nice looking combination but Staal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid body kick from Douglas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is looking to slow Staal down with leg kicks.
Douglas cracks Staal with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Douglas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Staal to stand back up!
Staal is rocked!
Staal is holding his hands too far apart here. Douglas throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Staal is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dustin Douglas!
Dustin Douglas is the new heavyweight champion!
As Dustin Douglas got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thank you to Mega Jug, and thank you to everyone in Los Angeles - the city of angels. Be good to each other, love one another, and burn one for humanity. Thus sayeth the champ!'.
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