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CFV 12: Lopette vs Vita PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sahak Torosian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sahak Torosian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torosian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatov.
Ignatov tests Torosian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Ignatov. That snapped Torosian's head back.
Torosian pushes Ignatov up against the cage in a clinch.
Torosian misses with the head strike.
Torosian tries to stall but Ignatov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Torosian.
Torosian misses with a punch to the body.
Torosian has had enough of the clinch but Ignatov keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Ignatov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torosian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ignatov keeps control of Torosian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ignatov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torosian backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torosian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov scores with a hook to the body.
Ignatov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torosian is trying to break the clinch but Ignatov has him pressed against the cage.
Ignatov tries to throw a body punch but Torosian avoids it by throwing Ignatov back against the cage.
Ignatov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ignatov.
Torosian is breathing heavily.
Torosian tries to pull guard but Ignatov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ignatov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Torosian is looking to break free of the clinch but Ignatov has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ignatov.
Torosian tries to score a body lock takedown but Ignatov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ignatov.
Ignatov blocks an uppercut.
Ignatov scores with a shoulder strike.
Ignatov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ignatov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ignatov moves into the clinch.
Ignatov is leaning against Torosian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Torosian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ignatov scores with a shot to the side of Torosian's head.
Torosian is rocked!
Ignatov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Torosian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ignatov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torosian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignatov blocks it with crossed arms.
Ignatov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ignatov drops Torosian with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Torosian! Ignatov dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Ignatov!
Vladimir Ignatov really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nautica Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes into the arena with Till I Collapse blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nautica Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres slips under a jab from Thorn.
Thorn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thorn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a nice right hand that sends Thorn toppling to the canvas! Thorn scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Torres finish him?!
It looks like Nautica Thorn has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorn fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a crisp right hand that drops Thorn! Torres lets Thorn back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Thorn is rocked!
Thorn misses with a takedown
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Luis Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nautica Thorn.
Thorn shoots and misses
and Torres counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Thorn badly! Torres follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Thorn out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Torres finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luis Torres!
A very excited looking Luis Torres rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostrowski comes to the cage accompanied by PC Park - Klatka. Krzysztof Ostrowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henri Saari'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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Ostrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henri Saari!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saari looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ostrowski with a poor takedown
and Saari counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saari.
Ostrowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saari is one step ahead there.
Ostrowski looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ostrowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saari defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saari tries to free his leg and advance position but Ostrowski is retaining full guard.
Ostrowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ostrowski has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Saari should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ostrowski has tightened it up now! Saari should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Krzysztof Ostrowski!
Post fight, Krzysztof Ostrowski took to the microphone: 'I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sensei Shun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Ries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Chase Ries was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sensei Shun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Ries!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Ries misses.
Ries fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shun sprawls well initially but Ries persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shun wants to improve his position but Ries is controlling well.
Ries keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shun kicks Ries off and gets back to his feet.
Shun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ries takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ries misses with a left hand
and Shun counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shun.
Ries scores with a takedown into Shun's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ries working some strikes from top position.
Ries 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.
Ries works over Shun with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ries's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shun has his foot on Ries's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ries works his way back into a safe position though.
Ries sitting in guard, not really doing much.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chase Ries has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A jab from Ries misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ries throws a body punch but Shun moves out of range.
Ries dives in and grabs Shun's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shun pushes down on Ries's head and hops out.
Shun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shun is rocked!
Ries misses with a straight left.
Oh Shun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shun is holding his hands too far apart here. Ries throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Shun is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chase Ries!
Chase Ries decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Stenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Aristides Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenner comes to the cage accompanied by Escapado - Freiraum. Leopoldo has chosen Carmina Burana - Carl Orff as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Stenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Leopoldo. Those never looked like landing.
Stenner moves out of range as Leopoldo strikes.
Stenner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leopoldo moves away.
Stenner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stenner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stenner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leopoldo is looking to clinch.
Stenner throws a right and a left that Leopoldo avoids nicely.
Leopoldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stenner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leopoldo looks for the body kick but Stenner saw that one coming.
Stenner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Pedro Aristides Leopoldo has been cut.
A combination from Leopoldo does no damage.
Stenner keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leopoldo is looking to clinch.
Leopoldo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leopoldo!
Stenner with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo misses with a body shot.
Stenner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leopoldo misses the shot to the body.
Stenner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leopoldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stenner misses with a few strikes there.
Leopoldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leopoldo gets tackled into the cage by Stenner. Stenner maintains the clinch.
Leopoldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Stenner.
A bit of stalling here from Stenner.
Leopoldo tries to break the clinch but Stenner is controlling the position.
Stenner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stenner clinches up against the cage.
Leopoldo has had enough of the clinch but Stenner keeps him there for the moment.
Leopoldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Leopoldo fails to land.
Leopoldo working hard to break the clinch.
Stenner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stenner breaks the clinch.
Stenner moves into the clinch.
Stenner controlling the action here for a moment.
Stenner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stenner rushes Leopoldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stenner breaks the clinch.
Stenner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stenner moves into the clinch.
Stenner lands an uppercut.
Stenner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leopoldo misses the body punch
and Stenner counters with a nice uppercut.
Leopoldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stenner's hands.
A lazy left from Stenner finds it's target.
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!
Stenner has managed to clinch.
Leopoldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stenner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo wants to clinch up but Stenner keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Stenner scores with a four punch combination!
That has opened up Pedro Aristides Leopoldo's cut even more.
Leopoldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stenner staying out of range there.
Leopoldo moves in looking to clinch but Stenner pushes him off.
Pedro Aristides Leopoldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leopoldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stenner misses with a series of wild punches.
Leopoldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leopoldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stenner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leopoldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stenner.
Sloppy strikes from Leopoldo. Those never looked like landing.
Leopoldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Stenner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Aristides Leopoldo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leopoldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stenner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stenner clinches up with Leopoldo and pushes him back against the cage.
Leopoldo tries to stall but Stenner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stenner breaks from the clinch.
Leopoldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Leopoldo misses with an uppercut.
Leopoldo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stenner moves into the clinch successfully.
Stenner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leopoldo throws a looping overhand right but Stenner ducks down to avoid it.
Leopoldo misses with a combination
and Stenner counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stenner misses with a few strikes there.
Stenner lands a glancing blow to the side of Leopoldo's head.
Stenner takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stenner clinches.
Leopoldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stenner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leopoldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stenner has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stenner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stenner avoids the elbow strike from Leopoldo, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Stenner.
Stenner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stenner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stenner closes the distance and clinches.
Leopoldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leopoldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stenner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leopoldo up against the cage.
Stenner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leopoldo's efforts to push away.
Leopoldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stenner breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo cracks Stenner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leopoldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Stenner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leopoldo throws the left hand but Stenner avoids the punch easily.
Stenner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stenner doesn't manage to clinch there - Leopoldo circles away.
Stenner pushes Leopoldo up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stenner.
Stenner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leopoldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leopoldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stenner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stenner clinches up with Leopoldo and pushes him back against the cage.
Leopoldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leopoldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leopoldo backwards.
Stenner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stenner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good shot there by Stenner.
Stenner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leopoldo.
Some wild striking there from Stenner.
Leopoldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stenner throws a right hand that Leopoldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Leopoldo also avoids with ease.
Leopoldo looks for the body kick but Stenner saw that one coming.
Leopoldo is looking to clinch but Stenner is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leopoldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leopoldo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leopoldo misses the body punch
and Stenner counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Stenner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Aristides Leopoldo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stenner throws a series of punches but Leopoldo moves out of range.
Leopoldo swings for the body but Stenner moves out of range.
Leopoldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stenner.
Stenner clinches up against the cage.
Stenner keeps control of Leopoldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stenner is working Leopoldo over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stenner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leopoldo wants to clinch
and Stenner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leopoldo misses with a low kick as Stenner jumps back.
Stenner checks a leg kick.
Leopoldo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leopoldo duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stenner moves out of range of the strikes.
DJ Stenner is winning the standup battle so far.
Leopoldo swings widly with a right hand
and Stenner counters with a straight right hand.
Stenner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stenner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stenner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Stenner.
Stenner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leopoldo.
A head kick misses from Leopoldo.
Stenner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leopoldo's head.
Stenner throws a combination. Leopoldo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Leopoldo tries to clinch there but Stenner circles away.
Stenner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenner forces Leopoldo back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leopoldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stenner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leopoldo's efforts to push away.
Stenner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leopoldo is trying to break the clinch but Stenner has him pressed against the cage.
Stenner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stenner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leopoldo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Leopoldo fails to land.
Leopoldo wants to break free but Stenner has control.
Stenner manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Leopoldo. Those never looked like landing.
Stenner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stenner just misses with a punch to the body.
Stenner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leopoldo's head backwards.
The cut above Pedro Aristides Leopoldo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Leopoldo throws the kick towards the body but Stenner avoids it.
Stenner misses with a series of wild punches.
Leopoldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DJ Stenner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leopoldo is looking to clinch.
Leopoldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stenner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leopoldo misses with a head kick.
Leopoldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leopoldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo clinches.
Stenner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenner misses with a two punch combination.
Leopoldo wants to clinch.
Pedro Aristides Leopoldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stenner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
DJ Stenner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leopoldo is trying to break the clinch but Stenner is controlling him.
Stenner has Leopoldo pressed against the cage, preventing Leopoldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stenner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DJ Stenner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leopoldo misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leopoldo throws a hook to the side of Stenner's head but Stenner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leopoldo swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Stenner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stenner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Stenner!
Our winner, DJ Stenner, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Hedges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mante Quilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hedges's entrance music is Jason 'Mayhem' Miller Dream 9 Entrance. A fine choice. Mante Quilla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benson Hedges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mante Quilla!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quilla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hedges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hedges moves away.
Quilla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hedges counters with a nice uppercut.
Mante Quilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hedges shoots in for a takedown but Quilla shows good takedown defense.
Quilla gets a double leg takedown into Hedges's guard.
Quilla wants to control from the top but Hedges keeps moving.
Hedges pulls Quilla in close to his closed guard and prevents Quilla from doing any damage or advancing position.
Quilla really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hedges. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quilla postures up and lands a big shot to Hedges's brow.
Quilla stands up over Hedges, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quilla must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quilla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hedges looking for a triangle here. Quilla is fighting it but it looks tight! Hedges pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Quilla is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Benson Hedges!
Benson Hedges took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Vita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopette comes to the cage accompanied by This is War. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Vita!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopette lands a head kick. Vita smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lopette fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lopette closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Lopette fails to land.
Lopette throws a punch but it's blocked by Vita.
Lopette pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lopette tries to work over Vita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vita gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Vita throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopette keeping moving, preventing Vita from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vita throws a big right hand that misses.
Vita stands up over Lopette, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vita throwing strikes from guard but Lopette blocks nicely.
Vita wants to pass the guard but Lopette is keeping the position.
Vita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopette knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vita on the ground.
Vita postures up in Lopette's guard and throws a big left but Lopette blocks it.
Vita throws a big elbow that misses.
Vita with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vita postures up in Lopette's guard and throws a big left but Lopette blocks it.
Vita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lopette is adopting a defensive guard.
Vita has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lopette is proving hard to escape from.
Lopette keeping full guard, as Vita tries to pass.
Vita would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vita throws a big right hand that misses.
Lopette has a closed guard, preventing Vita from standing up.
Lopette on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lopette tries to get out of the position.
Lopette keeping moving, preventing Vita from controlling successfully.
Vita landing some decent shots from guard.
Lopette trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vita postures up in Lopette's guard and throws a big left but Lopette blocks it.
Vita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopette keeping moving, preventing Vita from controlling successfully.
Vita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vita wants to pass the guard but Lopette is keeping the position.
Lopette tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vita passes Lopette's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lopette's head.
Vita prevents Lopette from improving his position.
Vita working the head and body with strikes.
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.
Vita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopette keeps working.
Vita is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Vita dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lopette moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopette.
Bornas Lopette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vita throws a leg kick
enabling Lopette to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopette.
Lopette doesn't manage to clinch there - Vita circles away.
Lopette lands with a right hand.
Lopette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vita shoots in but no luck this time.
Lopette gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vita blocks a body shot from Lopette.
Lopette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vita backwards.
Lopette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopette.
A nice left hand lands by Lopette.
Still in the clinch, Lopette scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lopette scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopette lands a shot to the body.
Lopette makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopette lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vita has Lopette pushed against the cage.
Lopette misses with a knee to the head.
Lopette scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopette lands an uppercut.
Lopette working aggressively here.
Vita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vita blocking some punches.
Vita is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lopette is defending well.
Lopette lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopette throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vita is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette lands a right hand.
Lopette gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lopette trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lopette.
Lopette throws a punch but it's blocked by Vita.
Lopette lands a hook that snaps the head of Vita backwards.
Vita is rocked!
Lopette cracks Vita with a nice body shot.
Lopette lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vita is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopette finish him?
Nice elbow from Lopette.
Vita's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lopette creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Vita's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Vita drops to his knees and Lopette pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bornas Lopette!
Bornas Lopette retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Bornas Lopette thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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