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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Friar Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fitch Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitch Hastings is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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181 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Friar Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fitch Hastings!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hastings throws a series of punches but Santiago avoids them all with ease.
Hastings misses with a wild combination.
Hastings shoots in for a takedown but Santiago shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hastings shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santiago pinned against the cage. Santiago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Friar Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fitch Hastings.
Santiago stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Santiago as Hastings shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A shot to the liver by Santiago. Beautiful body shot.
Hastings looks winded!
Hastings has a takedown stuffed.
Fitch Hastings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hastings closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santiago circles away.
Hastings with a poor takedown
and Santiago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santiago lands a left and a right that send Hastings crashing to the mat, dazed. Santiago thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Fitch Hastings has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Hastings takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Santiago sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Hastings bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Friar Santiago!
In his post fight interview, Friar Santiago gave a big smile as he said 'I want to thank Jesus, and all my brothers in the monastery.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altair Ibn La Ahad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibn La Ahad has chosen Assassin as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Altair Ibn La Ahad!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibn La Ahad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzales looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ibn La Ahad dives in and scores a takedown into Gonzales's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ibn La Ahad pushing down on Gonzales's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ibn La Ahad perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ibn La Ahad frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ibn La Ahad punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gonzales is trying to escape the mount but Ibn La Ahad keeps good control and instead manages to take Gonzales's back.
Ibn La Ahad has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Gonzales is in real trouble here. Ibn La Ahad gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Gonzales is tapping out! Ibn La Ahad wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Altair Ibn La Ahad!
Altair Ibn La Ahad thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Muntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Luan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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198 lbs
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nelson Muntz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, El Luan!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luan walks into a straight right hand from Muntz.
Muntz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Muntz.
It looks like El Luan has been cut.
Muntz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muntz lands a jab to the nose.
Muntz misses with a series of wild punches.
Muntz's corner calls for a 1-2. Muntz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muntz's corner calls for a 1-2. Muntz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Muntz scores with a hook to the body. Luan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Muntz lunges at Luan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Luan's hand.
Muntz connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Luan! He's out on his feet! Muntz rushes in and drops Luan with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nelson Muntz!
A relieved looking Nelson Muntz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksi Hihnavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kumtomanee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Allah Allah Praise be Allah. Hihnavaara has chosen Kallio Vice as his entrance music. Khali Kumtomanee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksi Hihnavaara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hihnavaara fails to land with a series of punches.
Kumtomanee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hihnavaara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kumtomanee misses with a kick to the body.
Hihnavaara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch up.
Hihnavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kumtomanee was well out of range. Poor timing from Hihnavaara.
Hihnavaara swats away the attempt to clinch by Kumtomanee.
No luck for Hihnavaara with that takedown attempt.
Hihnavaara shoots for a double leg takedown but Kumtomanee sprawls well. He's pushed Hihnavaara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hihnavaara drops his hands momentarily and Kumtomanee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kumtomanee scores with a decent looking hook.
Hihnavaara lands with a shot to the body.
Kumtomanee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No luck for Hihnavaara with that takedown attempt.
Khali Kumtomanee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksi Hihnavaara.
Kumtomanee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hihnavaara wants to control from the top but Kumtomanee keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hihnavaara tries to free his leg and advance position but Kumtomanee is retaining full guard.
Kumtomanee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kumtomanee uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hihnavaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kumtomanee.
Hihnavaara closes the distance and clinches.
Hihnavaara jumps guard but Kumtomanee stands there with Hihnavaara around his waist. Hihnavaara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kumtomanee gets underhooks to prevent Hihnavaara's takedown attempt.
Hihnavaara jumps guard but Kumtomanee stands there with Hihnavaara around his waist. Hihnavaara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hihnavaara takes an elbow to the temple.
Hihnavaara tries to pull guard but Kumtomanee won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kumtomanee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hihnavaara's brow.
Knees to the body from Kumtomanee.
Hihnavaara blocks an elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kumtomanee.
Hihnavaara looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kumtomanee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hihnavaara in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kumtomanee lands a good knee to the midsection. Hihnavaara won't want to take too many of those.
Hihnavaara takes an elbow to the temple.
Kumtomanee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kumtomanee lands a damaging elbow.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside.
Hihnavaara takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kumtomanee obliges.
Hihnavaara wants a takedown but no success here.
Hihnavaara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that stopped Hihnavaara in his tracks for a moment.
Hihnavaara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kumtomanee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kumtomanee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hihnavaara in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kumtomanee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hihnavaara is trying to pull guard but Kumtomanee has him pressed against the cage.
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kumtomanee.
Hihnavaara fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kumtomanee walks away with a smile on his face. Hihnavaara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kumtomanee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kumtomanee doesn't manage to clinch there - Hihnavaara circles away.
Hihnavaara swats away the attempt to clinch by Kumtomanee.
A left lands for Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee has Hihnavaara up against the cage in a clinch.
Hihnavaara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hihnavaara is rocked!
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the body.
Hihnavaara is still on wobbly legs! Can Kumtomanee finish him?
Hihnavaara takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kumtomanee scores with a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee connects with a knee to the head.
Hihnavaara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kumtomanee lands a big knee! That's hurt Hihnavaara! Oh, he's all over the place! Kumtomanee lands another knee that sends Hihnavaara to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khali Kumtomanee!
Khali Kumtomanee is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Khali Kumtomanee, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Leon Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Morawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza comes to the cage accompanied by i am #1. Krzysztof Morawski told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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151 lbs
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148 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krzysztof Morawski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morawski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morawski is trying to trip Souza. He has hold of a leg but Souza is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Morawski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morawski advances to half guard.
Morawski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Morawski seems to be working for a kimura but Souza defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morawski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Souza is trying to stand back up but Morawski is controlling him
Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Souza is trying to stand up here but Morawski is controlling him well.
Morawski lands strikes from half guard.
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza has hold of Morawski's hands but Morawski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morawski pulls his head out easily.
Morawski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Souza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morawski.
Morawski is nestled in close to Souza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morawski winds up and cracks Souza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Souza wants to get back to full guard.
Morawski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Souza sees it coming and defends easily.
Morawski prevents Souza from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morawski seems to be working for a kimura but Souza defends the submission attempt.
Souza is looking to control Morawski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Souza avoid being mounted?
Morawski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza punching from the bottom.
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souza actively working from the bottom here.
Morawski wants to work for an arm triangle but Souza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morawski postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Souza to stand up.
Morawski gets a takedown into half guard.
Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Souza actively working from the bottom here.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Morawski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Souza is just riding it out for now. Morawski eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morawski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Souza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Souza.
Morawski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morawski slips nicely into half guard.
Souza is looking for a sweep. Morawski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morawski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Souza won't allow Morawski to pass to mount.
Souza tries to get to full guard but Morawski has control of the leg.
Souza is in trouble now - Morawski has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morawski is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Souza to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Souza shrugs it off.
Morawski prevents Souza from getting the reversal.
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!
Morawski trying to control but Souza is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Souza tries to hold on but Morawski pushes him away.
Morawski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Souza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morawski looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morawski fails to move to back control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza taking shots to the head.
Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Morawski has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Morawski dominated that round.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morawski connects with an inside leg kick.
Morawski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morawski is thwarting Souza's attempts to control the position.
Souza wants to get back to his feet.
Morawski is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Souza still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Souza has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Souza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Souza working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Souza working away.
Morawski throws Souza to one side and escapes!
Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morawski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morawski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Souza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morawski forces Souza back against the cage and clinches.
Morawski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Morawski working some strikes from top position.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Morawski from controlling successfully.
Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morawski passes into half guard.
Souza is looking to control Morawski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Souza avoid being mounted?
Souza won't allow Morawski to pass to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza wants to control but Morawski passes into side.
Morawski in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morawski advances nicely into full mount.
Morawski is landing with some decent strikes but Souza is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morawski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Souza is now in Morawski's guard. A big mistake from Morawski there, giving up the dominant position!
Morawski 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.
Morawski pushes Souza off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Morawski moves into range and clinches up with Souza.
Morawski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Souza regains guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morawski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morawski distracts Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morawski trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morawski defends well.
Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Morawski defends easily.
Morawski trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Souza working for a triangle but Morawski defends it easily.
Morawski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morawski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Souza is refusing to be controlled, as Morawski sits in half guard.
Morawski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Souza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morawski not doing much here.
Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Morawski passes the guard and advances to mount!
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Morawski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morawski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Morawski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morawski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Souza kicks Morawski off and gets back to his feet.
Morawski is looking to clinch.
Morawski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morawski drives through and clinches with Souza against the cage.
Morawski gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Morawski working over Souza with some ground and pound. Souza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Krzysztof Morawski has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Morawski is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morawski seems to be looking for submissions.
Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morawski pulls his head out easily.
Souza is looking for a sweep. Morawski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morawski throwing shots but Souza is blocking nicely.
Souza is trying to stand.
Morawski content to control rather than advance.
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. Morawski connects with a nice short shot to Souza's temple.
Morawski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Morawski landing shots from mount.
Souza is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Souza throwing hammer fists to the chest of Morawski. What's that going to do exactly?
Souza tries to hold on but Morawski postures up.
Morawski is working for a guillotine from mount but Souza frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morawski is working for a guillotine from mount but Souza frees his head quite easily.
Morawski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Souza is looking to escape.
Souza is looking to improve his position but Morawski isn't that keen on the idea.
Morawski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Souza's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morawski raining down shots from the mount!
Morawski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morawski tries to control but Souza wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to control but Morawski is having none of it.
Souza tries to reverse the position but Morawski maintains control.
Morawski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morawski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Souza has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Morawski dominating with strikes here.
Souza is rocked!
Morawski is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Souza can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Oh Souza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morawski is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Souza is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Souza flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Morawski anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Souza and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Morawski slips an arm under Souza chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Morawski has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Morawski is squeezing on Souza like an anaconda would it's prey. Souza fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Krzysztof Morawski!
Our winner, Krzysztof Morawski, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Zen Zelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bitoy Bellfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellfoot is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vltava. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zen Zelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bitoy Bellfoot!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Zelli throws a hook to the side of Bellfoot's head but Bellfoot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bellfoot. That's going to slow Zelli down.
A jab from Zelli misses.
Bellfoot misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Zelli. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Bellfoot misses.
Zelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellfoot with a jab.
Bellfoot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Bellfoot. Those never looked like landing.
Bellfoot stuns Zelli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zelli looks to throw the jab but Bellfoot is out of range.
Bellfoot connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelli moves to clinch but Bellfoot breaks away
and Bellfoot counters with a solid body kick.
Zelli throws a shot from downtown. Bellfoot moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Zelli misses.
Bellfoot ducks under a wild hook from Zelli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellfoot circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bellfoot counters with a series of strikes. Zelli will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bellfoot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bellfoot looks to throw the jab but Zelli is out of range.
Zelli tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bellfoot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zelli blocks a head kick by Bellfoot.
Sloppy strikes from Bellfoot. Those never looked like landing.
Bellfoot throws a right and a left that Zelli avoids nicely.
Zelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bitoy Bellfoot dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bellfoot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bellfoot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bellfoot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellfoot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zelli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellfoot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellfoot catches Zelli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelli moves in looking to clinch but Bellfoot pushes him off.
Bellfoot throws the left hand but Zelli avoids the punch easily.
Zelli looks to throw the jab but Bellfoot is out of range.
Bellfoot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zelli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bellfoot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zelli scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellfoot lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Bellfoot misses.
Bellfoot gets tackled into the cage by Zelli. Zelli maintains the clinch.
Bellfoot jumps guard but Zelli turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bellfoot in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zelli.
Zelli lands an uppercut.
Zelli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bellfoot or not.
Zelli dodges an elbow strike from Bellfoot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zelli.
Zelli presses Bellfoot against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Zelli.
It looks like Bitoy Bellfoot has been cut.
Bellfoot is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelli working Bellfoot over with knees to the body.
Zelli lands a nice uppercut.
Zelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Zelli.
Zelli lands a nice elbow.
Bellfoot is rocked!
Zelli lands an uppercut that drops Bellfoot! Zelli follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Bellfoot is still in real trouble! Can Zelli finish him?
That has opened up Bitoy Bellfoot's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zelli stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Zelli drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bellfoot right on the button. Bellfoot goes down! Zelli follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Zelli gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zen Zelli!
After the fight, Zen Zelli was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cold Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe's entrance music is My Hero - Foo Fighters. A fine choice. Cat has chosen Dont stop the party by Pitbull as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cold Cat told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stephan Axe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Cold Cat!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cat.
Cat throws a head kick but Axe moves out of range.
Cat misses with a wild combination.
Axe looks to land a left hand but Cat moved out of range nicely.
Cat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cat staying out of range there.
Axe throws a series of punches but Cat moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Axe.
Cat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Axe swinging wildly here.
Cat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cat gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cat.
It looks like Stephan Axe has been cut.
Cat works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Axe keeping moving, preventing Cat from controlling successfully.
Cat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cat wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.
Cat is looking to advance position but Axe has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cat is looking to improve his position but Axe isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Axe wants to get back to his feet but Cat is holding on tight.
Cat is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Axe tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Cat keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Cat is trying to escape the mount.
Axe is looking to stand but Axe has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Axe gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Cat throws a hook but Axe blocks it.
Cat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axe.
Axe misses with a body shot.
Cat staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cat prevents a body shot from Axe.
Cat tightens his grip and picks Axe up, before dumping him to the ground. Axe manages to land in guard.
Axe wants to stand up but Cat is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cat wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.
Cat throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe wants to stand up but Cat is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cold Cat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Axe'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.
Cat scores with a head kick. Axe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cat thuds a left hand into Axe's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axe. Cat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axe throws a looping overhand right but Cat ducks down to avoid it.
Axe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cat counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Axe misses.
Cat lands the left hand.
Axe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Axe scores with a jab to the head.
Cat staying out of range there.
Stephan Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Cat coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe throws a right hand that Cat ducks under and follows up with a left that Cat also avoids with ease.
Axe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Axe tries to bum rush Cat with a series of wild strikes but Cat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Axe swings widly with a right hand
and Cat counters with a shoot takedown. Axe fights it but they end up in guard.
Cat looking to pass the guard.
Axe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Axe keeping moving, preventing Cat from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cat wants to pass the guard but Axe is keeping the position.
Cat looking to sit in guard and control but Axe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cat lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Axe!
Cat looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cat is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Axe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Axe!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat 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.
Axe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cat is proving hard to escape from.
Cat is working an open guard so Axe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Axe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat feints and then cracks Axe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axe down.
Axe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Axe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cat doesn't seem phased though.
Axe throws a combination that misses
and Cat counters with a thumping low kick.
Cat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cat throws a leg kick which misses Axe's front leg but catches the back leg as Axe tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cat, as that shot connected.
Axe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axe.
Cat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Axe's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cat.
Axe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cold Cat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stephan Axe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Axe misses with the combination.
Cat throws a shot to the body.
Cat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Axe cracks the inside of Cat's front leg.
Cat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Axe throws a shot from downtown. Cat moves away and avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Axe checks a leg kick.
Cat blocks a jab.
Cat blocks a head kick by Axe.
A cross from Cat lands.
Axe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe tries to sprawl but Cat drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cat is trying to control the action in half guard but Axe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cat is looking to pass Axe's guard but actually Axe recovers to full guard.
Cat wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.
Cat is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cat wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.
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.
Cat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Axe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Axe keeping moving, preventing Cat from controlling successfully.
Axe keeping full guard, as Cat tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cold Cat was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Axe throws a sloppy head kick and Cat moves out of range easily.
Axe swings widly with a right hand
and Cat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Axe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cat will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Axe lands a jab to the nose.
Axe misses the body punch
and Cat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Axe throws a hook to the side of Cat's head but Cat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Axe throws the left hand but Cat avoids the punch easily.
Axe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Axe misses with a double jab
and Cat counters with a nice leg kick.
Axe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Axe.
Axe throws a body punch but Cat moves out of range.
Cat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axe.
Axe connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axe.
Axe 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.
Cat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Axe on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cat.
Cat connects with a leg kick. Axe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cat.
Axe throws a head kick that misses
and Cat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cat, right into the meat.
Axe looks to land a left hand but Cat moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Axe misses its intended target.
Axe is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cat's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cat connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cold Cat really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Axe'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.
Cat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cat throws a low kick, looking for Axe's leg but Axe calmly moves out of range.
Axe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cat's hands.
Cat blocks a jab.
Axe misses with a head kick.
Cat lands a leg kick that knocks Axe off balance momentarily.
Cat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axe.
Axe looks to land a right hand but Cat moved out of range.
Axe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cat jabs Axe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cat blocks a head kick by Axe.
Axe misses with a hook
and Cat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axe.
Cat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Axe.
Axe throws a lazy uppercut
and Cat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cat has Axe up against the cage in a clinch.
Axe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cat is defending well for now.
Axe is trying to force a seperation but Cat has the dominant position.
Axe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stephan Axe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Axe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cat manages to avoid it.
Cat gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cat stops Axe from getting back to his feet.
Cat is trying to control the action in half guard but Axe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cat slows the pace down in half guard.
Cat wants to free his trapped foot but Axe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cat winds up and cracks Axe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cat throwing shots but Axe is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Axe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cat wants to free his trapped foot but Axe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cat working Axe over with strikes.
Axe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cat.
Cat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cat.
Cat is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Axe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cat throwing shots but Axe is blocking nicely.
Cat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Axe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cat is trying to control the action in half guard but Axe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cat is pressing down on Axe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Axe is holding on for now.
Cat seems to be working for a kimura but Axe defends the submission attempt.
Cat lands strikes from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cat controlling the pace.
Cat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cat stops Axe from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cold Cat dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Axe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cat. That's going to slow Axe down.
Axe misses with a body shot.
Cat jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Axe lands a nice hook to Cat's body. Cat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Axe misses with an uppercut
and Cat counters with a stiff right hand.
Cat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axe.
Axe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Cat.
Cat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, jab by Axe - just one landing.
Cat connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Some wild striking there from Axe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe misses with a head kick.
Axe throws a big shot that misses.
Axe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cold Cat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Axe.
Cat blocks a jab.
Cat swinging wildly here.
Cat clinches up against the cage.
Axe tries to break the clinch but Cat is controlling the position.
Cat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cat presses Axe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat is trying to trip Axe. He has hold of a leg but Axe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cat persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cat lands a couple of elbows.
Cat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Axe is keeping the position for now.
Cat sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cat postures up in Axe's guard and throws a big left but Axe blocks it.
Stephan Axe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat passes into half guard.
Cat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Axe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Axe manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Axe throws a head kick that misses
and Cat counters with a nice body shot.
Cat throws a leg kick which misses Axe's front leg but catches the back leg as Axe tries to avoid it.
Axe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cat.
Axe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axe looks to throw the jab but Cat is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe throws a right hand that misses
and Cat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Axe misses with an uppercut
and Cat counters with a nice uppercut.
Axe throws a lazy uppercut
and Cat counters with a left and a right that stings Axe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Axe stuffs the takedown attempt from Cat. Cat gets slowly back to his feet.
Cat scores with a jab to the body.
Cat shoots in for a double leg but Axe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe throws a head kick but Cat moves out of range.
Cat dips to his left and cracks Axe with an uppercut!
Axe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cold Cat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cold Cat! Cold Cat retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Cold Cat, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balig Murska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murska has chosen Perhosveitsi-Heikki & Lika-Aki - Aakkoset as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Lundin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Balig Murska!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska looks to land a left hand but Lundin moved out of range nicely.
Murska leaves Lundin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Balig Murska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murska throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lundin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murska's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Murska looking to control.
Murska is adopting a defensive guard.
Murska tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lundin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lundin postures up in Murska's guard and throws a big left but Murska blocks it.
Murska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lundin is one step ahead there.
Lundin trying to control the position from guard on top but Murska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Murska is proving hard to escape from.
Lundin throwing strikes from guard but Murska blocks nicely.
Murska wants to stand but Lundin is controlling the position.
Lundin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lundin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lundin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lundin wants to pass the guard but Murska is keeping the position.
Lundin throws a strike but Murska rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lundin striking off his back but it's not causing Murska any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska postures up.
Lundin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Murska is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lundin.
Lundin wants to control but Murska postures up.
Lundin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murska wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lundin is working hard here to advance position.
Murska wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lundin keeps working.
Murska in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin manages to get back to half guard.
Lundin is refusing to be controlled, as Murska sits in half guard.
Murska slows the pace down in half guard.
Balig Murska has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Murska throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lundin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murska sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lundin somewhat.
Lundin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Murska sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lundin tries to lock up and control but Murska gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murska takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lundin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murska looking for a sweep. Not yet Murska, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lundin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lundin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Balig Murska has been cut.
Lundin fails with a takedown attempt.
Lundin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murska. Murska circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lundin shoots in but no luck this time.
Lundin slips under a jab from Murska.
Murska misses with a jab to the body
and Lundin counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lundin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murska was well out of range. Poor timing from Lundin.
Lundin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murska.
Murska with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murska lands a leg kick that knocks Lundin off balance momentarily.
Murska misses with a low kick.
Murska keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Lundin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska works Lundin's body with a nice hook.
Robert Lundin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lundin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lundin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lundin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murska sprawls well. Murska wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lundin gets slowly back to his feet.
Lundin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murska scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Robert Lundin has been cut.
Lundin is looking to chop away at Murska's legs.
Murska stuffs the takedown.
Lundin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murska dips to his left and cracks Lundin with an uppercut!
Lundin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Lundin head around and knocks him out cold! Murska hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Balig Murska! Balig Murska retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Balig Murska thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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