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Ascension: Nova Era (Geezers) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepeng Ondoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svetnela comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Angel of Death . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pepeng Ondoy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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37
190 lbs
31 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Ondoy!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ondoy lands a body shot.
Ondoy wants to clinch.
Svetnela drops his hands momentarily and Ondoy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ondoy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Svetnela throws out a leg kick but Ondoy moves out of range and Svetnela only half commits.
Ondoy lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svetnela throws a leg kick but Ondoy moved away.
Ondoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Svetnela.
Svetnela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Svetnela lands with a kick to the temple. Ondoy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Svetnela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Svetnela throws a leg kick but Ondoy checks it.
Svetnela swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ondoy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ondoy.
Svetnela struggles to land a body shot inside as Ondoy controls his hands.
Ondoy misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a punch but it's blocked by Ondoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondoy taking a breather.
Ondoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svetnela's elbow.
Svetnela scores with a nice hook to the head.
Svetnela has a couple of punches blocked by Ondoy.
Ondoy can't find room to land a body shot as Svetnela controls the action.
Ondoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Svetnela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svetnela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ondoy looking to slow down the pace here.
Svetnela works on Ondoy's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svetnela.
Svetnela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ondoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svetnela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ondoy misses with a body punch.
Ondoy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svetnela can't find room to land a body shot as Ondoy controls the action.
Svetnela lands with a left to the head.
Ondoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svetnela lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ondoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Svetnela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ondoy misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Ondoy.
A nice left hand lands by Ondoy.
Svetnela throws a punch but it's blocked by Ondoy.
Ondoy blocking some punches.
Svetnela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ondoy backwards.
A hook to the body from Svetnela.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but Ondoy blocks with his arms.
Ondoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svetnela misses with a body punch.
Ondoy blocks a body shot from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ondoy backwards.
Ondoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Svetnela lands a nice shot to the body.
Ondoy presses Svetnela against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Svetnela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Svetnela.
Ondoy blocks an uppercut.
Ondoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Svetnela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svetnela.
Ondoy avoiding damage.
Svetnela scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ondoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Svetnela misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ondoy.
Ondoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ondoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ondoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ondoy tries to throw a body punch but Svetnela avoids it by throwing Ondoy back against the cage.
Svetnela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Svetnela manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ondoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svetnela tries to work over Ondoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ondoy blocking some punches.
Ondoy misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ondoy is trying to maintain a safe position but Svetnela gets an underhook and turns Ondoy into the cage.
Svetnela tries a body shot but Ondoy blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ondoy fails to land.
Ondoy tries a body shot but Svetnela blocks it.
Ondoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ondoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Svetnela misses with some punches.
Ondoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svetnela misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ondoy avoids it.
Ondoy can't find room to land a body shot as Svetnela controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Ondoy.
Svetnela prevents a body shot from Ondoy.
Ondoy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 Igor Svetnela will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ondoy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Igor Svetnela has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Svetnela tries to throw a body punch but Ondoy avoids it by throwing Svetnela back against the cage.
Svetnela misses with a punch to the body.
Ondoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ondoy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ondoy lands with a left to the head.
Ondoy tries a body shot but Svetnela blocks it.
Ondoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Ondoy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Svetnela throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Ondoy.
Ondoy misses with a punch to the body.
Svetnela prevents a body shot from Ondoy.
Ondoy blocks an uppercut.
Ondoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ondoy lands an uppercut.
Svetnela misses with a punch on the inside.
Ondoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Svetnela misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela tries a body shot but Ondoy blocks it.
Ondoy pushes Svetnela back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Svetnela tries a body shot but Ondoy blocks it.
Svetnela tries a body shot but Ondoy blocks it.
Ondoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ondoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ondoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Svetnela controls his hands.
Svetnela throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ondoys head.
Still in the clinch, Ondoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ondoy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ondoy pushes Svetnela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svetnela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Svetnela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Ondoy.
Ondoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Svetnela scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ondoy scores with a hook to the body.
Ondoy scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ondoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ondoy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela has Ondoy pushed against the cage.
Svetnela with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ondoy lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Ondoy.
Svetnela tries a knee to the head but Ondoy blocks it.
Ondoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Svetnela backwards.
Ondoy tries to throw a body punch but Svetnela avoids it by throwing Ondoy back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ondoy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Svetnela digs a right hand into Ondoy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ondoy's gas tank.
Ondoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svetnela misses with the head strike.
Ondoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ondoy.
A right hook to the body lands for Ondoy.
Svetnela trying to land knees to the body.
Ondoy lands a shoulder strike.
Ondoy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Svetnela blocks an uppercut.
Ondoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Svetnela scores a nice knee to the body.
Ondoy tries to throw a body punch but Svetnela avoids it by throwing Ondoy back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ondoy tries to work over Svetnela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Ondoy.
A short right from Ondoy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ondoy as Svetnela tries to tie him up.
Ondoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Svetnela lands a knee to the head.
Ondoy tries to work over Svetnela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Svetnela.
Ondoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svetnela's elbow.
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!
Ondoy digs a right hand into Svetnela's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Svetnela's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ondoy.
A nice left hand lands by Ondoy.
Svetnela is rocked!
Svetnela's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Svetnela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Svetnela.
Svetnela can't find room to land a body shot as Ondoy controls the action.
Ondoy blocks a body shot from Svetnela.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Ondoy.
Svetnela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svetnela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Ondoy.
Ondoy works on Svetnela's body with a couple of short punches.
Svetnela seems to have got his legs back now.
Ondoy lands a body punch.
Ondoy tries to throw a body punch but Svetnela avoids it by throwing Ondoy back against the cage.
Ondoy misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svetnela is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ondoy lands a body punch.
Ondoy looking to slow down the pace here.
Ondoy digs a right hand into Svetnela's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Svetnela's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepeng Ondoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Ondoy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Svetnela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Svetnela takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ondoy avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
Some wild striking there from Ondoy.
Ondoy avoids the body shot from Svetnela.
A jab from Ondoy does it's job there.
Ondoy throws a right hand that Svetnela ducks under and follows up with a left that Svetnela also avoids with ease.
Igor Svetnela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svetnela lands a nice hook to Ondoy's body. Ondoy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Svetnela avoids the body shot from Ondoy.
Ondoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svetnela.
Ondoy punishes Svetnela's body with a nice straight punch.
Svetnela takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ondoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svetnela manages to avoid it.
Ondoy jabs at Svetnela's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Ondoy.
Ondoy with a jab.
Svetnela just misses with a punch to the body.
Ondoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svetnela manages to avoid it.
Svetnela misses with a shot to the body
and Ondoy counters with a big right hand! Oh Svetnela is in trouble here! Ondoy follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pepeng Ondoy!
Pepeng Ondoy made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Richthofen has chosen Theme tune to islam as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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184 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BeeJay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Manfred von Richthofen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
von Richthofen defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and von Richthofen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by von Richthofen.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn keeping moving, preventing von Richthofen from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn wriggles free and stands up.
BeeJay Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn 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.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn throws a nice inside leg kick.
von Richthofen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
BeeJay Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn misses with a double jab
and von Richthofen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Penn!
Penn sneaks out the side door and pushes von Richthofen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
von Richthofen slips a straight right by Penn.
von Richthofen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn throws a hook but von Richthofen avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
von Richthofen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but von Richthofen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
von Richthofen ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and von Richthofen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
von Richthofen checks a low kick from Penn.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and von Richthofen counters with a shoot takedown. Penn fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
von Richthofen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
von Richthofen stops Penn from standing up.
von Richthofen throws an elbow that misses. Penn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in von Richthofen's guard. Nice move by Penn!
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Penn won't allow von Richthofen to sweep him here.
von Richthofen is pulling down on Penn's head. It's preventing any offense from Penn, at least for the moment.
von Richthofen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
von Richthofen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
von Richthofen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Penn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from von Richthofen.
Penn throws a hook but von Richthofen blocks it.
von Richthofen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
BeeJay Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred von Richthofen.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BeeJay Penn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and von Richthofen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but von Richthofen slips the punch.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. von Richthofen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
von Richthofen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Penn cracks von Richthofen with an open hand slap.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
von Richthofen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a hook
and von Richthofen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
von Richthofen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
von Richthofen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Penn pushes von Richthofen off looking to stand but von Richthofen dives back in and keeps control.
Penn is pressing down on von Richthofen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
von Richthofen won't allow Penn to get back to his feet.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Richthofen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penn pulls von Richthofen in to control the position.
von Richthofen throws an elbow that misses. Penn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in von Richthofen's guard. Nice move by Penn!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn is looking to stand up but von Richthofen won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn stands up and waves to von Richthofen to follow him.
Penn misses the jab.
Penn missing with a left hand there. von Richthofen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn throws out a loose jab but von Richthofen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
von Richthofen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps von Richthofen thinking.
BeeJay Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred von Richthofen.
von Richthofen staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but von Richthofen ducks down to avoid it.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but von Richthofen ducks down to avoid it.
BeeJay Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
von Richthofen misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Penn pivots, looking for a leg kick but von Richthofen is out of range and Penn settles back down.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and von Richthofen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Penn's guard.
von Richthofen wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen prevents Penn from getting back to his feet.
von Richthofen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Penn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
von Richthofen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
von Richthofen is fighting to break Penn's control of his arms but Penn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up. BeeJay Penn wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from von Richthofen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Penn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BeeJay Penn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Penn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of von Richthofen's head.
Penn misses with an uppercut. von Richthofen saw that one coming.
Penn tried to score with a low kick but von Richthofen checks it.
von Richthofen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
A big left from Penn misses.
von Richthofen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn looks to throw the jab but von Richthofen is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and von Richthofen counters with a right hand to the body.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before von Richthofen has time to react.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by von Richthofen.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and von Richthofen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn throws a series of punches but von Richthofen avoids them all with ease.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manfred von Richthofen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penn but Penn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
von Richthofen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
von Richthofen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Richthofen shoots in looking for a takedown but Penn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing von Richthofen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
BeeJay Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred von Richthofen.
Penn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Penn wants it to stay on the feet.
Penn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from von Richthofen. von Richthofen gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - von Richthofen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
von Richthofen gets the takedown into side control.
BeeJay Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
von Richthofen lands a decent elbow from side control.
von Richthofen is working Penn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Penn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, von Richthofen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
von Richthofen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Penn is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen working the body and head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn regains half guard.
von Richthofen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
von Richthofen lands strikes from half guard.
von Richthofen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Penn tries to roll over but von Richthofen keeps him under control.
von Richthofen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Richthofen looks to land a strike but Penn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Penn trying to control the position.
von Richthofen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manfred von Richthofen.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BeeJay Penn!
During a confident post fight interview, BeeJay Penn 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts comes to the cage accompanied by Pro-pain - Make war (not love) . Kato has chosen STILL BALLIN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Billy Batts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sun Kato!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kato crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Batts - the referee stops the clock and Kato gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Batts. Kato manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Batts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kato checks it well.
Kato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Batts misses.
Kato lands a head kick. Batts smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick from Kato misses.
Batts clinches.
Batts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Batts content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kato's elbow.
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!
Batts lands with a light punch inside.
Batts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Batts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kato.
Kato swings wildly with an uppercut but Batts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batts tries to work over Kato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batts lands an uppercut.
Batts pushes Kato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kato misses with a body punch.
Batts prevents a body shot from Kato.
A short right from Kato on the inside.
Kato tries to stall but Batts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Batts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kato tries a knee to the head but Batts blocks it.
Batts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Batts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Batts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Batts has him pressed against the cage.
Batts scores with a shot to the side of Kato's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kato has a couple of punches blocked by Batts.
Batts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Batts.
Batts lands with a light punch inside.
Kato is rocked!
Batts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kato is still on wobbly legs! Can Batts finish him?
Kato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batts's elbow.
Batts dips a shoulder and cracks Kato with a mighty uppercut! Kato falls back against the cage and Batts unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kato is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Batts screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Batts!
Billy Batts looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Eh, Eh - looks like this sun has set.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Tyminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunts comes to the cage accompanied by Meek Mill - Polo & Shell Tops. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukasz Tyminski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyminski moves into the clinch successfully.
Blunts lands a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tyminski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blunts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyminski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyminski wants to hit a switch here but Blunts passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tyminski there!
Blunts is trying to control here but Tyminski has managed to regain half guard.
Tyminski keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Tyminski wants to improve his position but Blunts is controlling well.
Blunts is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyminski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tyminski is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). J Blunts!
J Blunts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Neil might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Golden Brown. Laudrup is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: U2- Zoo Station. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Neil, right into the meat.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laudrup.
O Neil throws a chopping leg kick but Laudrup manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laudrup takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O Neil throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Laudrup throws the left hand but O Neil avoids the punch easily.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laudrup was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
O Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laudrup manages to avoid it.
O Neil lands with a kick to the ribs.
O Neil cracks Laudrup with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laudrup scores with a sloppy right hand. O Neil should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil throws a head kick that misses
and Laudrup counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Neil takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Neil.
Mickey O Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Laudrup as he checks the leg kick.
Laudrup throws a hook but O Neil blocks it.
O Neil lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from O Neil.
Laudrup just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Neil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neil cracks the inside of Laudrup's front leg.
O Neil on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Neil digs a good hook to Laudrup's body.
O Neil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Neil tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laudrup is able to avoid easily.
O Neil lunges at Laudrup with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laudrup's hand.
Decent striking displayed by Laudrup there.
O Neil throws a leg kick but Laudrup moved away.
O Neil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Laudrup moves into range and clinches up with O Neil.
Laudrup can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from O Neil.
Laudrup fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for O Neil to work.
Laudrup tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laudrup.
A short uppercut from Laudrup.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Laudrup.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Neil just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laudrup's brow.
Laudrup throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laudrup misses with a punch to the body.
Laudrup throws an elbow but it misses.
O Neil taking a breather.
O Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch but Laudrup keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup blocks an uppercut.
Laudrup doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Laudrup.
Laudrup tries for a takedown but O Neil manages to get underhooks.
Laudrup is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mickey O Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Laudrup.
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!
O Neil lands a shoulder strike.
O Neil leaning his opponent against the cage.
O Neil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laudrups head.
Laudrup lands a shoulder strike.
O Neil is trying to maintain a safe position but Laudrup gets an underhook and turns O Neil into the cage.
O Neil is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Laudrup.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Laudrup tries to work over O Neil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Mickey O Neil will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Laudrup misses its intended target.
O Neil throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laudrup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laudrup throws a jab when O Neil was well out of range.
Laudrup misses with a right hand
and O Neil counters with a solid body kick.
Good leg kick by O Neil there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Neil catches Laudrup with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by O Neil there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laudrup's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laudrup is breathing heavily.
O Neil throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Hans Laudrup has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil blocks a jab.
O Neil throws a leg kick which misses Laudrup's front leg but catches the back leg as Laudrup tries to avoid it.
Laudrup chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Neil can pounce on him.
Laudrup takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Neil.
O Neil connects with a nice looking jab.
Laudrup avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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!
O Neil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laudrup crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from O Neil - the referee stops the clock and Laudrup gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says O Neil. Laudrup manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Laudrup takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a wild body kick that Laudrup sees coming a mile off.
O Neil pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laudrup misses the shot to the body.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laudrup.
O Neil lands a slapping body shot.
Laudrup moves forwards but O Neil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laudrup throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laudrup takes one to the chin there.
O Neil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Neil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil connects with a leg kick. Laudrup looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
O Neil cracks Laudrup with an open hand slap.
Laudrup checks a leg kick nicely.
O Neil misses with a low kick.
Laudrup wants to clinch
and O Neil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laudrup is rocked!
O Neil scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil connects with an inside leg kick.
O Neil drops Laudrup with a huge uppercut! Laudrup drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. O Neil is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey O Neil!
Mickey O Neil managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ultra Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Wright or Wrong. Gustavsson has chosen KNOKE STØVKOST as his entrance music. Gunnar Gustavsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Sturd's chin.
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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
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson tries to clinch up but Sturd circles away and keeps his distance.
Sturd connects with a solid leg kick.
Gustavsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gustavsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sturd.
Sturd scores with a kick to the body.
Gustavsson looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sturd cracks Gustavsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Gunnar Gustavsson has been cut.
Sturd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Sturd.
Sturd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gustavsson's calf.
Sturd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gustavsson momentarily.
Sturd is looking to land body kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gustavsson, as that shot connected.
Sturd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sturd throws a body kick that misses.
Gunnar Gustavsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustavsson is just out of range.
Sturd steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gustavsson. That one must have hurt.
Gustavsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sturd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gustavsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gunnar Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson moves away from the strike by Sturd.
Sturd throws a leg kick which misses Gustavsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Gustavsson tries to avoid it.
Gustavsson tries a low kick but Sturd avoids it.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Sturd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gustavsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sturd fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gustavsson throws the kick towards the body but Sturd avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturd.
Gustavsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sturd on the side of the head.
Gustavsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Gustavsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gustavsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Sturd.
Sturd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson motions for Sturd to come forward. Gustavsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gustavsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sturd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gustavsson's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd throws a strike but Gustavsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sturd is pulling down on Gustavsson's head to control his posture.
Sturd is working an open guard so Gustavsson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sturd ducks under a wild hook from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is looking to clinch but Sturd is avoiding it.
Sturd shoots in looking for a takedown but Gustavsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sturd's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sturd throws a leg kick but Gustavsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sturd throws a wild body kick that Gustavsson sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Sturd misses.
Gustavsson blocks the body kick.
Sturd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sturd throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustavsson tries to clinch up.
Sturd lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd slips a jab from Gustavsson.
Sturd misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Gustavsson'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.
Sturd looks to land a body kick but Gustavsson moved away.
Sturd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gustavsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sturd walks into a stiff left hand from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws out a leg kick but Sturd moves out of range and Gustavsson only half commits.
Sturd misses with a kick to the body.
Sturd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gustavsson throws a jab when Sturd was well out of range.
Sturd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gustavsson. That did some damage!
Gustavsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sturd misses with a series of wild punches.
Sturd throws the left hand but Gustavsson avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Gustavsson is predictable there
and Sturd counters with an outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Gustavsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sturd.
Sturd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gustavsson is out of range and Sturd settles back down.
Gustavsson slips a jab from Sturd.
Sturd misses the shot to the body.
Sturd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustavsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturd.
Gustavsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Sturd scores with a body shot.
Gustavsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gustavsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustavsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jason Sturd is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sturd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sturd.
Sturd closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sturd is staying tight to Gustavsson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sturd working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sturd working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gustavsson pushes Sturd off looking to stand but Sturd dives back in and keeps control.
Sturd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gustavsson gets full guard.
Sturd postures up in Gustavsson's guard and throws a big left but Gustavsson blocks it.
Sturd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sturd wants to control from the top but Gustavsson keeps moving.
Sturd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gustavsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sturd works over Gustavsson with some ground and pound from guard.
Gustavsson keeping moving, preventing Sturd from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustavsson trying to control the position.
Sturd wants to control from the top but Gustavsson keeps moving.
Sturd slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Sturd.
Sturd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Jason Sturd has been cut.
Sturd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gustavsson tries to move into range but Sturd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sturd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sturd throws a body kick that misses.
Gustavsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sturd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
Gustavsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gustavsson checks a leg kick.
Sturd blocks the body kick.
Gustavsson clinches with his opponent.
Gustavsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gustavsson can do to turn this around?
Sturd breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gustavsson.
Sturd throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd misses with a kick to the body.
Sturd scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sturd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gustavsson is looking to chop away at Sturd's legs.
Sturd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gustavsson misses with an uppercut
and Sturd counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sturd not doing much here.
Sturd tries to pass to full mount but Gustavsson defends it.
Gustavsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gunnar Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sturd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sturd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gustavsson tries to roll over but Sturd keeps him under control.
Sturd looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sturd is nestled in close to Gustavsson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sturd lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gustavsson is staying active underneath Sturd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sturd 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sturd trying to control the action but Gustavsson is working from the bottom.
Sturd takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sturd connects with a nice short shot to Gustavsson's temple.
Sturd works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gustavsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Sturd there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd lands a heavy elbow.
Sturd with shots to the head and body - Gustavsson looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Sturd tries to control but Gustavsson wriggling away.
Gustavsson tries to hold on but Sturd postures up.
Gustavsson is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturd fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sturd lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sturd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd!
Our winner, Jason Sturd, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dreams - The Game. Allan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Total War. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Allan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martel's corner calls for a 1-2. Martel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Allan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martel blocks a low kick nicely.
Martel throws a right hand that Allan ducks under and follows up with a left that Allan also avoids with ease.
Martel misses with the combination.
That kick from Martel tenderised Allan's leg. Allan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martel moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Allan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martel looks for the body kick but Allan saw that one coming.
Martel lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Allan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martel looks to land a right hand but Allan moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel avoids the head kick by Allan.
Martel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Allan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martel staying out of range there.
Martel avoids the body shot from Allan.
Allan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Martel takes a swing at Allan's ribcage but misses.
Martel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allan.
Martel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martel motions for Allan to come forward. Martel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martel. Allan shrugs it off though.
Martel scores with a nice strike.
Allan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martel's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Martel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel takes a swing at Allan's ribcage but misses.
Allan misses with a low kick.
Martel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martel throws a hook but Allan avoids it easily.
Martel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Allan blocks a low kick nicely.
Allan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Charles Martel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martel throws an overhand right that lands on Allan's shoulder, as Allan tries to avoid the shot.
Allan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martel connects with an inside leg kick.
Allan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan blocks a jab.
Martel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Martel misses.
Allan slips under a jab from Martel.
Allan is looking to chop away at Martel's legs.
Allan lands with a straight right. Martel didn't see that one coming.
Allan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Allan misses the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Allan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Allan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allan lands a leg kick that knocks Martel off balance momentarily.
Allan misses with a straight right.
Allan is looking to slow Martel down with leg kicks.
Allan throws a leg kick
and Martel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Allan - that will leave a mark!
Martel misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Martel.
Allan slips a straight right by Martel.
Allan connects with a nice looking jab.
Martel throws a looping overhand right but Allan ducks down to avoid it.
Allan tries to land a leg kick but Martel saw it coming and moves away.
Allan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allan scores with a head kick. Martel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Charles Martel has been cut.
Martel connects with a right hand. Allan shakes it off.
Martel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Allan. Martel shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allan throws a looping overhand right but Martel ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Allan.
An inside leg kick from Martel misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zack Allan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Allan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Allan misses with a body shot.
Martel lands a jab to the nose.
Zack Allan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martel tries to move into range but Allan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allan.
Allan avoids the body shot from Martel.
Martel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Martel misses with a looping right.
Allan misses the jab.
Allan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Allan moves out of range of the body kick.
Martel misses with a wild body shot.
Martel digs a good hook to Allan's body.
Allan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel throws a right and a left that Allan avoids nicely.
Allan needs to keep his hands up - Martel had a free shot at his head there.
Allan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Martel. That one must have hurt.
Allan wants to land a leg kick but Martel is out of range.
Allan throws a body kick that misses.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Martel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Allan lands with a slapping head kick.
Allan connects with a leg kick. Martel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allan.
Martel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Allan.
Martel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Allan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martel misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Allan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan punishes Martel's body with a nice straight punch.
Martel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allan.
Allan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martel was well out of range. Poor timing from Allan.
Martel jabs at Allan's body.
Allan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allan misses with a hook.
Allan slips a jab from Martel.
Allan slips under a jab from Martel.
Martel cracks Allan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martel takes a swing at Allan's ribcage but misses.
Allan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martel is looking to slow Allan down with leg kicks.
Allan connects with a leg kick. Martel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Allan throws an off balance right hand
and Martel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allan moves away.
Martel tests Allan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martel misses with a wild body shot.
Allan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Martel takes a step back to recover.
Allan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martel moves away.
Allan throws a jab but it's blocked by Martel.
Martel misses with a body punch
and Allan counters with a one-two to the body.
Allan just misses with a punch to the body.
Martel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allan.
Allan slips a straight right by Martel.
Martel throws a body punch but Allan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allan throws out the jab.
Martel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allan can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martel misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Allan throws a push kick but Martel slaps the foot to one side.
Allan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Martel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martel thuds his right hand into Allan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Allan ducks under a wild hook from Martel.
Allan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Martel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel scores with the left hand. Allan knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Allan does it's job there.
Allan connects with a nice looking jab.
Martel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allan at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zack Allan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Allan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allan slips under a jab.
Martel looks to land a body kick but Allan moved away.
Allan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allan avoids a kick to the body.
Allan throws an overhand right that lands on Martel's shoulder, as Martel tries to avoid the shot.
Allan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martel misses with a wild combination.
Martel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martel ducks under a wild hook from Allan.
Martel throws a hook to the side of Allan's head but Allan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martel checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Allan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Martel.
Allan with a hook.
Martel throws an overhand right that lands on Allan's shoulder, as Allan tries to avoid the shot.
Martel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Allan. Beautiful body shot.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allan was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Allan.
Allan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Martel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Martel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Allan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martel takes one to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Allan - the referee stops the clock and Martel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Allan. Martel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Allan swings for the body but Martel moves out of range.
Allan connects with a nice looking jab.
Martel throws a leg kick that misses.
Martel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Allan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martel staying out of range there.
Martel loads up on a big right hand but Allan slips the punch.
Allan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martel if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martel throws a jab when Allan was well out of range.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martel takes a swing at Allan's ribcage but misses.
Allan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allan.
Allan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allan lands with a nice combination. Martel backs away looking to recover.
Allan throws the left hand but Martel avoids the punch easily.
Allan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice straight punches there by Allan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Allan.
Allan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martel is rocked!
Martel throws a leg kick
and Allan counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Martel off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Allan follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Martel was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zack Allan!
Zack Allan is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Zack Allan 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes to the cage accompanied by قنب هندي. Kurokawa Kenji acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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32 - 11 - 0 |
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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
34 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurokawa Kenji!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Din throws out a loose jab but Kenji uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Kenji misses.
Kenji lands a glancing blow to the side of al Din's head.
Kenji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Din uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenji.
Kenji walks into a left hand.
It looks like Kurokawa Kenji has been cut.
Kenji checks a leg kick.
al Din uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenji.
Kenji avoids the body shot from al Din.
Kenji blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Din tries to work over Kenji's front leg with a kick but Kenji checks it.
al Din loads up on a big right hand but Kenji slips the punch.
Kenji just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenji bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kenji lands with an overhand left.
Nice body kick there by al Din.
Kenji works al Din's body with a nice hook.
Kenji scores with a crisp jab that stopped al Din in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Kenji.
Kenji punishes al Din's body with a nice straight punch.
al Din keeps Kenji at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Kenji does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
al Din avoids the body shot from Kenji.
Nice defenses there by Kenji.
Kenji punishes al Din's body with a nice straight punch.
al Din avoids the head kick by Kenji.
al Din turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
al Din throws a body kick that misses.
Kenji throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kenji throws a lazy right hand but al Din sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
al Din feints and then cracks Kenji's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenji down.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenji.
al Din chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kenji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by al Din.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Kenji.
al Din keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenji.
Kenji looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
Kenji takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kenji avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenji is just out of range.
Kenji attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
al Din connects with a nice looking jab.
That has opened up Kurokawa Kenji's cut even more.
al Din with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kenji looks winded!
al Din misses with an uppercut. Kenji saw that one coming.
Kenji throws a lazy right hand but al Din sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from al Din.
al Din throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kenji scores with a body shot.
Kenji takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
al Din thumps Kenji with a low kick.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenji moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from al Din, right into the meat.
al Din fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kenji misses with a looping right.
al Din fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
al Din connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kenji's hands.
The cut above Kurokawa Kenji's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenji.
al Din with a hook.
Kenji throws a shot from downtown. al Din moves away and avoids it.
al Din scores with a decent looking hook.
Kenji is rocked!
Kurokawa Kenji's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
al Din throws a push kick but Kenji slaps the foot to one side.
Kenji is still on wobbly legs! Can al Din finish him?
al Din looks to land a combination but Kenji avoids it well.
Kenji seems to have recovered his senses.
al Din fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenji.
al Din fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
al Din drops Kenji with a beautiful combination! Kenji stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - al Din is looking for the KO!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kurokawa Kenji's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taj al Din!
Taj al Din decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. Riley has chosen Queen - It's A Hard Life as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Riley throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Riley was not able to check.
Jokinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jokinen tries to avoid it but Riley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jokinen to the ground. Jokinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jokinen checks the leg kick.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Riley.
Jokinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jokinen throws a shot to the body.
Jokinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Riley lands a right hand.
Jokinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riley or not.
A head punch on the inside from Riley fails to land.
Riley misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riley.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Riley.
Jokinen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Riley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jokinen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Riley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jokinen is in Riley's guard.
Riley pulls Jokinen in close to prevent any damage.
Riley working a defensive guard here.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
Jokinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riley has Jokinen pulled in close to control his posture.
Jokinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riley rushes Jokinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riley.
Jokinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Riley gets an underhook and turns Jokinen into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
Riley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riley prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen gets a takedown into half guard.
Jokinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jokinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riley is not content to let Jokinen control the position.
Jokinen prevents Riley from improving his position.
Jokinen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen being controlled here momentarily.
Riley wants to sweep but no luck.
Jokinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riley wants to sweep but no luck.
Jokinen postures up in Riley's guard and throws a big left but Riley blocks it.
Jokinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen throws an elbow that misses. Riley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jokinen's guard. Nice move by Riley!
Jokinen has control of Riley's left arm, preventing Riley from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen 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.
Riley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jokinen is able to avoid easily.
Jokinen drops his hands momentarily and Riley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Riley saw that one coming.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Jokinen moves into the clinch.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jokinen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Riley controls the action.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Riley.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Jokinen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is looking to control Jokinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riley avoid being mounted?
Jokinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jokinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jokinen trying to control the action but Riley is working from the bottom.
Riley manages to get to full guard.
Riley has control of Jokinen's left arm, preventing Jokinen from doing any damage.
Jokinen trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jokinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jokinen won't allow Riley to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Otso Jokinen just wasn't active enough.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Riley's ribs.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen moves into range and clinches up with Riley.
Riley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riley lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a hook
and Riley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jokinen thinking.
Riley throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley blocks a low kick nicely.
Riley scores with a decent looking hook.
Riley motions for Jokinen to come forward. Riley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Otso Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Riley.
Jokinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Riley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jokinen's head.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Riley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riley throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Riley.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Riley.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Riley is having none of it.
Riley throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Riley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jokinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Riley checks it.
Jokinen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
Jokinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Riley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jokinen.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen throws a push kick but Riley slaps the foot to one side.
Riley thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jokinen throws a jab when Riley was well out of range.
Riley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jokinen throws out the jab.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Riley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley scoring well with a low kick there.
Jokinen swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Riley moves away and avoids it.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
Jokinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Riley counters with a single leg into guard. Jokinen didn't expect that.
Jokinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jokinen, not yet.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen is controlling Riley's posture.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jokinen 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Otso Jokinen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Riley wants to clinch up but Jokinen keeps it at a distance.
Riley throws the kick towards the body but Jokinen avoids it.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riley gets a clinch.
Jokinen looking for a takedown.
Riley misses with some punches.
Riley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jokinen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Riley to the mat. Riley regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jokinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jokinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riley working a defensive guard but Jokinen passes into half guard.
Riley controlling the position for now.
Otso Jokinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jokinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jokinen is looking to advance position but Riley won't allow it.
Jokinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jokinen prevents Riley from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Riley preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jokinen controlling the action here.
Riley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jokinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley is looking for a sweep. Jokinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riley is looking to control Jokinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riley avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ronnie Riley just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jokinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riley moves out of range of the body kick.
Riley throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Riley throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jokinen.
Jokinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Riley misses with a leg kick.
Riley throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Riley is having none of it.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Riley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riley throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Riley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
Riley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riley.
Riley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Riley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Jokinen - that landed with a thud.
Riley prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Riley blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riley is pushing Jokinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries to circle away but Jokinen has him pinned against the cage.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Riley.
Otso Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riley blocking some punches.
Riley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jokinen.
Riley blocking some punches.
Riley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Riley blocks it.
Riley lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Riley.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jokinen is keeping busy.
Riley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riley lands with a light punch inside.
Riley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Riley scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Riley is trying to break free.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
Riley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riley trying to stall but Jokinen improves his position.
Riley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riley lands a nice uppercut.
Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but Jokinen avoids the damage to the body.
Riley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Riley.
Riley misses with some punches.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Otso Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jokinen lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riley.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riley.
Riley looks for the body kick but Jokinen saw that one coming.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riley throws a front kick aimed at Jokinen's knee but Jokinen avoids it well.
Jokinen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Riley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jokinen is in Riley's guard.
Ronnie Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Riley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Riley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Riley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jokinen's guard.
Jokinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jokinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jokinen controlling Riley's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
Otso Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Riley looks to land a body kick but Jokinen moved away.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen misses with a low kick as Riley jumps back.
Riley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riley cracks the inside of Jokinen's front leg.
Riley throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jokinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley controlling the position.
Jokinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.
Riley has his hands on Jokinen's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Otso Jokinen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jokinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jokinen with a hook.
Jokinen shoots in for a double leg but Riley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but Riley seems unphased.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
Riley misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Riley takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Jokinen finds it's target.
Jokinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riley misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otso Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jokinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Jokinen!
A relieved looking Otso Jokinen 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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